Irish Rugby Football Union has confirmed that fly-half Johnny Sexton will miss the Six Nations opener against Scotland after failing to recover from a calf injury.
Wales' upcoming Six Nations campaign have been dealt a major blow as back-row Taulupe Faletau and lock Luke Charteris have been ruled out of the opening game against Italy on Sunday.
Former Scotland coach Jim Telfer has warned England boss Eddie Jones that his attitude towards opponents might come back to haunt him in the later stages.
Exeter Chiefs skills coach Ricky Pellow lavished praises on Italy centre Michele Campagnaro after his tremendous performance in the Anglo-Welsh encounter against Wasps.
As the Six Nations 2017 tournament is set to kick-off from 4th February, we take a look at six of the players, who might excel for their respective teams.
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt expressed confidence in the availability of Jonny Sexton for the opening game of the Six Nations tournament against Scotland despite the Leinster fly-half carrying a calf injury.
England have received much needed boost ahead of the Six Nations tournament with James Haskell and Jack Clifford joining the training camp in Portugal to prove their fitness.
England coach Eddie Jones was present with a bruised face along with skipper Dylan Hartley during the launch of the Six Nations tournament on Wednesday.
Scotland defence coach Matt Taylor insisted that his side is preparing to play one player short ahead of the Six Nations competition following World Rugby's crackdown on dangerous tackles.