Six Nations

Ireland will miss the services of Josh van der Flier for the rest of the Six Nations campaign after the Leinster flanker sustained a knee ligament injury.

England international Ben Youngs has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing Six Nations campaign following a knee injury.

Wales Women managed to edge out their Scotland counterpart while Ireland and England registered comfortable wins over France and Italy respectively in the opening round of the Women's Six Nations tournament.

The opening round of the U20 Six Nations Championship kicked-off on Friday with Wales, England and France registering bonus point victories.

Wales got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start with a crushing 34-7 victory over Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday.

England coach Eddie Jones is likely to turn to Saracens scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth for the upcoming round of the Six Nations clash against Wales following an injury to Ben Youngs.

The opening round of the Six Nations tournament saw Wales, Ireland and England register victories over Scotland, France and Italy respectively. Here are few of the key points from the encounters.

England are up and running in Six Nations with a comfortable seven-try 15-46 win over Italy led by two-try cameos from Anthony Watson and Sam Simmonds on Sunday at Stadio Olimpico.

Johnny Sexton kicked a long-range drop goal in the final minute as Ireland snatched a 13-15 victory over France in the opening round of the Six Nations 2018 tournament at Stade de France on Saturday.

Leigh Halfpenny contributed with 24 points including two tries as Wales kick-started their Six Nations 2018 campaign with a 34-7 win over Scotland at Principality Stadium on Saturday.

England coach Eddie Jones has handed a start to Worcester Warriors centre Ben Te'o for the upcoming Six Nations encounter against Italy to be played on Sunday.

England scrum coach Neal Hatley believes Exeter Chiefs prop Alec Hepburn will make most of his possible debut against Italy in the upcoming Six Nations clash in Rome on Sunday.

The Six Nations opening clash between Wales and Scotland on Saturday will be played under a closed roof at Principality Stadium with both the teams coming to a mutual agreement.

Ospreys hooker Scott Baldwin will miss the upcoming Six Nations campaign for Wales after sustaining a foot injury.

France head coach Jacques Brunel has named a new-look squad for the Six Nations opening clash against Ireland to be played at Stade de France on Saturday.

Newcastle Falcons centre Chris Harris will make his first start for Scotland in the upcoming Six Nations campaign opener against Wales at Principality Stadium on Saturday.

Conor O'Shea wants to leave a lasting legacy in Italian rugby as they gear up to face England in the upcoming Six Nations campaign opener on Sunday.

Ireland are pinning their hopes on referee Nigel Owens to clamp down any dangerous play initiated against their players when they head to Paris on Saturday to take on France in the Six Nations opener.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named Worcester wing Josh Adams in the starting line-up for the first time as they set to host Scotland at Principality Stadium on Saturday.

Uncapped France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert stated that England's Owen Farrell has had a major influence on his career.