"I'm happy to be back in this beautiful tournament," said France captain ... keep going in that direction," said Italy captain Michele Lamaro. Sione Tuipulotu's chest muscle injury means the ...

Latest Six Nations result and reaction after visitors seize control of championship - Scotland 18-32 Ireland: Sam Prendergast ...

His tussle with Bundee Aki, Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw next week are a fascinating subplot to the clash with Ireland.

Guinness Six Nations gets underway this evening as France host Wales in Paris, while Ireland start the defence of their crown ...

Cassius Cleaves scuttled in for his second try just three minutes from full time to deliver a mortal blow to Northampton Saints’ title defence and offer Harlequins hope of reaching the Premiership ...

Quote: “I'm happy to be back in this beautiful tournament. We've got a lot of ambition ... Gonzalo Quesada Prospects: Potential unfulfilled again. Sione Tuipulotu may be a loss Scotland can't recover ...

Watching the Ireland-England game last Saturday made me appreciate the importance of the IRFU hanging onto to prize assets ...

With regular partner Sione Tuipulotu absent ... s thinking for a start as he looks to compensate for the loss of the beautiful balance that Tuipulotu provides.

Quote: “I'm happy to be back in this beautiful tournament ... Gonzalo Quesada Prospects: Potential unfulfilled again. Sione Tuipulotu may be a loss Scotland can't recover from.