The Scots last enjoyed a win over Ireland in 2017 – three months before current coach Gregor Townsend took charge. Read more ...

The age of professionalism in rugby has witnessed an end to certain ... recently revealed how his Five Nations debut in 1996 was almost ruined by one such ritual. The back-rower was invited ...

It is the first time since 1997, when known as the Five Nations, that the competition started with a January fixture.

Ireland is going for an unprecedented three-peat. France superstar Antoine Dupont is back after his sevens sabbatical. The Welsh? Well, they've never been this bad. The Six Nations starts on Friday ...

Under the New Zealander, Wales — a proud rugby nation — has just ... is on a record 12-match losing run. Five of those defeats came in last year's Six Nations, where the Welsh finished last ...

Wales and France each put together runs of three or four championships in a row during the Five Nations era but some of those titles were shared as they finished level on points with other rivals ...

So the most famous annual rugby tournament in the world is underway ... a single score in a game for the first time since the Five Nations became Six in 2000, while Les Bleus laid down a marker ...