

The Six Nations includes some of rugby's best and brightest playmakers, but the days of seeing them as "mavericks" are over, Tom Hamilton writes.
Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has made just change to his side ahead of their crucial Six Nations clash with Wales at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
Veteran loose forward Taulupe Faletau will play his first game for Wales since the 2023 Rugby World Cup after being named at No. 8 to face Italy in Rome on Saturday.
Italy host Wales on Saturday as the second week of the 2025 Six Nations gets underway. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.
Ahead of the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia, whose stocks rose and whose fell after Week 1 of the Six Nations? ESPN's Tom Hamilton and James Regan weigh in.
Wales cannot afford to be bogged down by the margin, or manner, of last week's defeat by France as they prepare to take on Italy in the Six Nations in Rome on Saturday, flanker James Botham said on Tuesday.
The 2025 Six Nations began with a bang as France routed Wales, an injury-hit Scotland defeated Italy and Ireland came from behind to down England.
The men's and women's Six Nations promise plenty of drama in 2025. Here is the full list of fixtures for both tournaments.
Antoine Dupont took centre stage as France dazzled Warren Gatland's Wales in the City of Light.
France soared to an Antoine Dupont-inspired 43-0 victory over Wales in Paris on Friday that proved they mean business in this year's Six Nations.
France host Wales at the Stade de France on Friday as the 2025 Six Nations gets underway. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.
Each week, ESPN writers James Regan and Tom Hamilton select their British & Irish XV as the Six Nations looks set to provide Andy Farrell with plenty of selection headaches.
ESPN writers Tom Hamilton and James Regan weigh in on what each team should be aiming for this Six Nations, why they can achieve it, and why they might not.
Wales have been boosted by the return of wing Josh Adams, fullback Liam Williams and lock Dafydd Jenkins for their Six Nations opener against France in Paris on Friday, while No. 8 Taulupe Faletau will miss the clash.
This year's Six Nations will feature 20-minute red cards for the first time after the law variation was trialled during the November internationals, organisers said.
Warren Gatland is optimistic Taulupe Faletau will be fit for their Six Nations opener at France on January 31.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has said he would welcome back Louis Rees-Zammit, but added he has had no contact with him and expects him to stay in the U.S.
Coach Warren Gatland is counting on some returning old heads to lead his young Wales squad in the Six Nations and create a siege mentality following a team record run of 12 defeats in a row that has plunged the country's rugby into crisis.