Ireland came into the Rugby World Cup as the world’s number one team and the 2018 Grand Slam champions lived up to the billing with a 27-3 victory over Scotland in Yokohama. The post Ireland lay down a marker with opening success over Scotland appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

Italy kicked off their Rugby World Cup campaign with an important, if error-strewn, 47-22 win over Namibia in Hanazono. The post Seventh heaven for Azzurri after opening win over Namibia appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

 After coming through a nail-biter first up against Argentina, France can now attack Pool C at this Rugby World Cup with confidence restored.  The post Free-flowing France must forget faltering finale appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

Ireland might start this Rugby World Cup as the No.1 side in the world, but their Guinness Six Nations rivals Scotland will arrive in Yokohama confident of victory. Joe Schmidt has often had the best of Scotland during his Ireland tenure, his side have won six of the seven clashes against their Celtic cousins. But […] The post Preview: Ireland v Scotland appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

Italy’s campaign could not, on paper at the very least, get off to a better start. The post Preview: Italy v Namibia appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

Eddie Jones has been talking all week about how England must prepare for the roller-coaster ride that is a Rugby World Cup. The post Preview: England v Tonga appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

After a thrilling win over Argentina to kick off their World Cup, France will be focusing on the positives and forgetting about the negatives according to skipper Guilhem Guirado. The France hooker was at a loss to explain his side’s chalk and cheese approach before and after half time. In the first half it was […] The post Guirado proud of France’s resilience against Pumas appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

Camille Lopez’s late drop-goal limped over the crossbar to save France and ensure they edged out Argentina in a thrilling World Cup opener in Pool C. Les Bleus had come roaring out of the blocks in the first half, Gael Fickou and Antoine Dupont crossing to open up a 20-3 lead at the break. But […] The post Lopez leaves it late to rescue fast-starting France appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

Alun Wyn Jones will captain Wales in his fourth Rugby World Cup as they open up their campaign against Georgia in Toyota on Monday. The post Jones captains against Georgia in fourth World Cup campaign appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.

The opening ceremony worked like clockwork but when the rugby began suddenly everything went off-script. The post Hosts get off to winning start as RWC 2019 gets underway appeared first on Six Nations Rugby.