The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on. Here's a crash course on the rules and origins of the 15-a-side code.

France began the defence of their Six Nations title with a titanic showdown against Ireland in Paris.

The Six Nations returns in February and March 2026, with France aiming to defend the title they won last year.

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Pushover Try - a try scored by the forward pack as a unit in a scrum by pushing the opposition's scrum pack backwards across the tryline while dragging the ball underneath them. Typically scored from ...

BBC Sport Wales looks back at one of the most turbulent weeks in Welsh rugby's recent history with Ospreys owners poised to ...

Welsh rugby’s civil war picked up startling haste on Wednesday as Swansea Council began legal action against the Welsh Rugby ...

The embattled Welsh Rugby Union is facing a £4m hit from this year’s Six Nations, with more than 55,000 tickets still unsold ...

Farr-Jones, Lynagh, Fittler, Baxter and Brial are just some of the famous last names set to light up the opening round of the Super Rugby Next Gen competition this weekend.

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