2 hours ago Scotland avoid painful Italian deja vu to launch Six Nations title bid

Scotland 31-19 Italy: Scotland were stunned by the Azzurri last year and held off a fightback this time to claim a bonus-point win

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21 hours ago France v Wales LIVE rugby: Six Nations score and updates from opener as Les Bleus dominating

After a winless 2024, Wales face a tall task of the opening night of the tournament as they take on favourites France in Paris

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4 hours ago Six Nations star accused of revenge mission following 'deplorable' incident

Romain Ntamack was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle on Wales' Ben Thomas during France's opening night victory in the Six Nations for a challenge he didn't need to make

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22 hours ago France vs Wales LIVE rugby: Six Nations score and updates from opening match of 2025 championship

After a winless 2024, Wales face a tall task of the opening night of the tournament as they take on favourites France in Paris

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5 hours ago 'Deplorable' France v Wales incident casts shadow as Warburton accuses star of 'revenge mission'

The France outside-half marred his team's win against Warren Gatland's side with a shocking tackle in the 70th minute of the Six Nations opener in Paris on Friday night

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2 hours ago Huw Jones stars as late scores push Scotland past Italy in Six Nations opener

The Italians fought back before Scotland forged ahead.

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33 hours ago France v Wales exact scoreline predicted as Gatland's team to show fight but things could turn ugly

Wales head to Paris to face France at the Stade de France in the opening game of the 2025 Six Nations

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7 hours ago Women's Ashes 2025: Australia thrash England to secure historic whitewash win

Visitors collapse with thorough review required

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2 hours ago Kate wishes England rugby team good luck for Six Nations opening match

Kate is a royal patron of the Rugby Football Union while her husband, the Prince of Wales, is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union.

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18 hours ago Warren Gatland admits Italy showdown now ‘pretty important’ for wounded Wales

Wales were thrashed 43-0 by France in their Six Nations opener as they suffered a 13th successive Test defeat.

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20 hours ago France vs Wales as it happened: Les Bleus send Six Nations statement with opening night win

Six Nations kicks off tonight in Paris

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20 hours ago Finn Russell wants Scotland to find their voices in the absence of their chatty leader

Co-captain rallies squad ahead of Six Nations opener against Italy

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25 hours ago France v Wales referee Paul Williams in tears during TV interview over guilt

The New Zealander is the man in the middle for tonight's Six Nations opener in Paris

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28 hours ago What channel is Scotland vs Italy? Free live stream, TV, ref and team news for opening Six Nations clash

The start of February can only mean one thing to rugby fans, with Gregor Townsend's Scotland looking to finally secure a first Six Nations win

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31 hours ago Back to the future for Scotland and Italy in rerun of 2000 Six Nations opener

Twenty-five years on from the first Six Nations, Murrayfield hosts battle between two teams who have come a long way in a quarter of a centuryAnd so we head back to where it all began. The Six Nations is a quarter of a century old. Wednesday will mark 25 years since its opening fixture on 5 February 2000, but of more visceral significance will be Saturday afternoon’s encounter at Murrayfield between Scotland and Italy, a rerun of that first match, bathed in sunshine, when Italy, the new arrivals, announced themselves to the old championship with a shattering 34-20 win over the champions.Those not yet in middle age may balk at the phrase “champions Scotland”. But it is true. They were quite often champions back then. In 1999 they won the last Five Nations, outplaying the rest in what must still rank as the greatest championship of them all. England squeaked past them at Twickenham in round two, but Scotland had run rings round them all match, just as they would all-comers that year. ...

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33 hours ago Dumfries and Galloway rugby star to start Scotland's Six Nations opener against Italy

Stafford McDowall has been named in Gregor Townsend's 15 for Saturday's game with Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.

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