Six Nations

Wales prop Adam Jones has given a rave review of his opposite number - Ireland front-row forward Cian Healy.

Scotland skipper Kelly Brown has been dropped completely from the the Dark Blues squad to face England on Saturday, head coach Scott Johnson has announced.

England have named an unchanged starting XV and bench for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield.

The latest Egg Chasers Podcast features Sean O'Brien, Nick Frost and reaction to the first round of Six Nation matches over the weekend.

Captain Sam Warburton will return to the Wales starting line-up for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland in Dublin.

Shaun Edwards believes that Wales face "a huge job" defensively when they tackle try-hungry Ireland in Dublin next Saturday.

England head coach Stuart Lancaster has rejected criticism of his use of replacements in Saturday's 26-24 RBS 6 Nations defeat by France as misguided.

Scotland winger Sean Maitland has been ruled out of Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash with England at Murrayfield.

On the eve of Le Crunch, the England Saxons travelled to Glasgow to take on Scotland A and – after a less than convincing performance against the Ireland Wolfhounds – Calum Clark’s team arrived with a point to prove. The question is, did they manage to do that?!

Stand-in skipper Jamie Heaslip shrugged off a disallowed try to claim the score that broke Scotland's resistance in Ireland's 28-6 RBS 6 Nations victory in Dublin.

England endured heartbreak in their RBS 6 Nations opener as France substitute Gael Fickou struck with a late try that Maxime Machenaud converted to snatch a 26-24 victory.

Wales launched their bid for an historic RBS 6 Nations title hat-trick in unconvincing fashion as underdogs Italy made them scrap every inch of the way to a 23-15 victory at the Millennium Stadium.

England Women had to settle for second best in the opening weekend of Six Nations action with France taking a two-try, 18-6 victory at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble on Saturday.

England number eight Sarah Hunter insists a steely determination will fuel the quest to regain the Six Nations crown surrendered to Ireland last year.

With less than a week to go before the 2014 Six Nations commence on the 1st of February Talking Rugby Union caught up with Leicester Tigers, England and British Lions scrum-half Ben Youngs to see how he was preparing for the tournament and for his thoughts on how both England and Leicester would fair in the Six Nations and Aviva Premiership, respectively.

England centre Luther Burrell has revealed the intervention of his mother Joyce and mentoring offered by Stuart Lancaster prevented him from following a troubled path.

Reading down the England Saxons team sheet before Saturday’s fixture against the Ireland Wolfhounds, it was difficult not to get excited about what could happen out there on the pitch.

England will give debuts to outside centre Luther Burrell and wing Jack Nowell in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations opener against France.

With injuries littering England back three, debutantes move in to breathe a new lease of life into those vacant positions.

Stade Francais fly-half Jules Plisson will make his France debut in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash against England.