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.

Few without a pulse cannot fail to be moved by the prospect of a French side cutting a swathe throughout northern Europe in the springtime.

The Six Nations starts on Friday and the annual jamboree between the top rugby nations in the northern hemisphere isn’t short of storylines for the 2025 edition.

As always, there has been some pre-tournament tinkering with the rules. The Six Nations will adopt the 20-minute red cards that were trialled during the autumn, although referees can still send a player off permanently for deliberate and dangerous acts of foul play.

France captain Antoine Dupont said Toulouse's thrashing of Leicester in the Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations.

The Six Nations is a tournament that can make heroes and, as this year's championship is about to get underway, we have selected one player from each team who could be the biggest headline maker of th

Les Bleus are in must-win territory as they begin another Six Nations campaign with big consequences for head coach Fabien Galthie in particular

Antoine Dupont will make his Six Nations return when he leads France in Friday's tournament opener against Wales.

Latest news with champions Ireland set to name side for opener against England - Interim boss Simon Easterby faces a key call at fly half, with Scotland and Italy also set to reveal their line-ups tod

Will a returning Antoine Dupont lead France to victory? And is there any end to Wales’ woe? A thrilling campaign

Dupont is returning to the championship after missing the 2024 edition to prepare for rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics. Read more at straitstimes.com.