Ireland lock Joe McCarthy will miss Saturday's Six Nations opener against England, with Tadhg Beirne moving into the second row to replace him.

A capsule look at England, France, defending champion Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations, which starts on ...

Harlequins star Marcus Smith has win the race for the 10 jersey. The midfield sees Exeter Chiefs' Henry Slade named at inside ...

Ireland lock Joe McCarthy will miss Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against England due to injury. Interim head coach ...

Sam Prendergast will be in the spotlight when Ireland begin their quest for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations ...

Wales Under 20s have won a tug of war with England for the services of giant Exeter Chiefs second-row Luke Evans. The 18-year ...

Kieran Treadwell has joined , Ollie Lawrence has inked a new Bath deal and Leicester's Lewis Chessum will join Mitsubishi ...

Rugby’s greatest championship is set to get underway as Warren Gatland and Fabien Galthie prepare to name their teams for the ...

Gloucester Rugby finally have a player in the England squad as Steve Borthwick has been forced to make five changes to his ...

Jamie George one of four players to withdraw from squad, with scrum-half options worst hit as Jack van Poortvliet also drops ...

The team also sees lock Maro Itoje captain England from the start of a Test for the first time, becoming the 136th player to do so in the history of England rugby. Luke Cowan-Dickie starts at ...

The 18-year-old was originally part of the Wales U18s set-up before jumping ship to England U18s last season. But the Welsh Rugby Union have succeeded in persuading the Llanharan Youth player to ...