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There have been growing calls to restructure the Six Nations competition in order to increase the quality of the tournament and to boost its popularity.

Exeter’s double-winning centre Henry Slade is straight back into the action this weekend as Eddie Jones looks to guide his England team to the Six Nations title.

Exeter Chiefs lock Jonny Hill has been handed his England debut for the final round of the Six Nations game against Italy scheduled to be played in Rome.

England will miss the services of scrum-half Willi Heinz for the upcoming Six Nations game against Italy to be played in Rome on Saturday following a leg injury.

Wasps fly-half Jacob Umaga has been called up to the England squad ahead of Saturday's Six Nations meeting with Italy and head coach Eddie Jones is looking forward to working with the 22-year-old.

The Six Nations resumption saw Ireland beat Italy 50-17 in the fourth round at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Ireland international Garry Ringrose will face up to six weeks on the sidelines following his latest injury setback.

Ireland have moved to the top position in the Six Nations table after trouncing Italy 50-17 in the fourth round at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.

Italy international Seb Negri has penned his latest column for Talking Rugby Union where he discusses the influx of youth in the Azzurri camp, the upcoming autumn fixtures and the importance of representing his country.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named four uncapped players in the matchday squad for the fourth round of the Six Nations clash against Italy to be played at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

In his latest column for Talking Rugby Union, Italy’s Seb Negri talks about life in lockdown with Benetton, what to expect from the Pro14 on its return and preparing for international duty

The fixtures for the postponed games of the 2020 Six Nations tournament has been unveiled with the matches set to take place at end of October.

World Rugby has confirmed that the postponed games of this year's Men's and Women's Six Nations competitions will be conducted in October.

Italy international Alessandro Zanni has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect to take up a coaching job with Benetton Treviso.

Italy have confirmed former South Africa international Franco Smith as the full-time head coach of the national side.

The Italian Rugby Federation has announced cancellation of the 2019/20 season following the pandemic coronavirus.

It's our Six Pack feature, but with a twist during these unprecedented times! We've asked our columnists, as well as some of the stars of the game, to answer six light-hearted questions during this self-isolation period.

World Rugby has announced the cancellation of the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship due to the pandemic coronavirus.

In his latest column for TRU, Seb Negri discusses the impact the coronavirus outbreak has had on Italian rugby, what the Azzurri can take from the Six Nations and the Hartpury footprint left on the Championships.

England's clash against Italy in both the men's and women's Six Nations has been postponed following concerns over coronavirus.