Italy

Wales have been boosted by the return of Alun Wyn Jones as head coach Wayne Pivac has confirmed the matchday squad for the final round Six Nations game against Italy.

Scotland managed to return back to winning ways as they went on to defeat Italy 33-22 in the fourth round Six Nations clash at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney has been ruled out of the final two rounds of the Six Nations tournament due to an unspecified injury.

Italy hooker Epalahame Faiva has been handed a four-week ban following his red card incident in the recently concluded Six Nations clash against Ireland.

France go from strength to strength in the Six Nations, and here are TRU's Dream Team from the games in Round 3.

Ireland ran a nine-try riot as they trounced a 12-man Italy side 57-6 in the third round of the Six Nations at Aviva Stadium on Sunday.

Ulster full-back Michael Lowry has been included in the starting line up of Ireland for the third round Six Nations clash against Italy to be played at Aviva Stadium on Sunday.

France and England have made progress in the latest World Rugby Rankings following the third round of Six Nations games.

England coach Eddie Jones expressed delight following his side's 33-0 victory over Italy in the second round of the Six Nations tournament on Sunday.

Jamie George starred with a double while Marcus Smith made a 13-point contribution as England went on to blank Italy 33-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.

Ahead of England’s game against Italy in Rome on Sunday, Eddie Jones has made six changes to his starting side for their second game of the Guinness Six Nations, a week on from their 20-17 loss at the hands of Scotland.

England travel to Italy aiming to bounce back from their defeat against Scotland, but despite some of the criticism directed at Eddie Jones' side, 2003 World Cup winner Mike Tindall has played down the severity of their opening Six Nations loss.

England head coach Eddie Jones has made eight changes to the starting line up for the second round of the Six Nations game against Italy.

England will continue to miss the services of Northampton Saints lock Courtney Lawes for the second round Six Nations game against Italy as he is yet to recover from a concussion.

Gabin Villiere scored a hat-trick as France kick-started their Six Nations campaign with a 37-10 win over Italy in the opening round in Paris on Sunday.

With there being plenty of speculation about the Six Nations, with heavy crowd restrictions in Wales and Scotland, TRU’s Joe Harvey has taken a look at what this could all mean for the tournament, less than a month before it gets underway.

Asafo Aumua and Dane Coles scored doubles as New Zealand managed to beat Italy 47-9 in Rome on Saturday.

New Zealand skipper Sam Cane has returned back to the line-up for the upcoming clash against Italy to be played at Olimpico Stadio on Saturday.

England maintained their 100 per cent record in the Under-20s Six Nations following a 24-15 victory over title challengers Ireland in Cardiff.

Former New Zealand international Kieran Crowley has been appointed as the new head coach of Italy replacing Franco Smith.