With just six wins from 30 games in his second Wales spell and as favourites to retain the Six Nations wooden spoon, the outlook is bleak

England World Cup winner Lewis Moody has blasted the RFU's 'absurd' rule that prevents Jack Willis from playing in the Six Nations. The Rugby Football Union currently enforces a policy that prevents any England-qualified player based overseas from being selected by Steve Borthwick unless it is in exceptional circumstances.

Latest news as Wales and France name sides for opener after England make bold call - Rugby’s greatest championship is set to get underway as Warren Gatland and Fabien Galthie prepare to name their tea

One of the World’s Oldest Rugby Championships Begins Tomorrow, Jan. 31, Live at 3:15 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock with First of Three Round 1 Matches as 2024 Runner-Up France Visit Wales

France vs Wales is due to kick off at 8.15pm GMT on Friday 31 January at the Stade de France in Paris. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on ITV1, with coverage on the channel from 7.30pm GMT. A live stream will be available via ITVX.

Wales captain Jac Morgan said on Thursday that his team would be using pre-tournament negativity surrounding their hopes in the Six Nations as motivation before the opener against France.

In two month’s time the 2025 Six Nations will conclude with the traditional Super Saturday but this weekend it starts with what Welsh fans might be calling Fingers Crossed Friday. That distant

Six Nations kicks off at the Stade de France as one of the tournament favourites, France, host a battered Wales outfit in the Championship opener.

The Six Nations begins on Friday under the lights in Paris, drawing back the curtain on the most exciting six weeks of rugby action the northern hemisphere has to offer.

Scotland host Italy in the opening game of the U20s Six Nations BBC Sport This video can not be played Under-20 Six Nations: England turn on style to clinch title in France The Under-20 Six Nations Championship begins on Thursday with defending champions England taking on 2023 winners Ireland in Cork.

Ahead of the opening round of action in the 2025 Six Nations, we run through all the teamsheets. The action gets underway as Antoine Dupont marks his return to the Championship alongside Toulouse teammate Romain Ntamack as France look to kickstart their tournament on a high note against Wales on Friday evening.

Rugby's greatest championship has been played in some form or another since 1883, becoming the modern Six Nations in 2000. How have the various participants fared over the years, and which players have gone down in the sport's folklore for their performances in the tournament?