The pinnacle of the sport – international rugby. The world’s best players and nations regularly compete in both annual and quadrennial tournaments. Each year the Six Nations and Rugby Championship showcase the best talent of the northern and southern hemispheres respectively.
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In his second column for Talking Rugby Union, former Scarlets and Ospreys wing Tom Grabham writes how Wales have fared so far this Six Nations and what he expects to happen against France this weekend in Cardiff.
Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi has returned to England's starting line-up for the upcoming Six Nations clash against Ireland to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday.
France head coach Fabien Galthie has shifted Gael Fickou to wing for the upcoming third round of the Six Nations clash against Wales to be played in Cardiff on Saturday.
England will be looking to take their Rugby World Cup form into the 2020 Six Nations following their best run in a RWC in over a decade, reaching the final were they were well beaten by a dominate South Africa 32-12.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland is hoping for a fully-fit squad available for the World Cup quarter-final clash against France to be played in Oita on Sunday.
Tonga came up with a strong second-half performance as they signed off from the ongoing Rugby World Cup with a 31-19 win over the United States of America at Hanazono Rugby Stadium on Saturday.
