Peato Mauvaka was lucky to avoid a red card in France's 35-16 win over Scotland in their Six Nations finale, after the hooker lunged head first into Ben White's face. The 112kg forward lashed out ...

France hooker Peato Mauvaka avoided a red card during his side’s final Six Nations clash of the year on Saturday after headbutting Scotland star Ben White. The 28-year-old was sent to the sin ...

Following Ireland's narrow 17-22 victory over Italy in Rome, here's our five takeaways from the Six Nations clash.

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The 2025 Six Nations will see the 20-minute red card trialled for the first time in the competition as the sport’s authorities try to improve the spectacle for fans and simplify key areas of the ...

The 20-minute red card has proved popular in Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship and will now be trialled in the Six Nations for the first time.read full article ...

With France, England, Ireland and Scotland still in the hunt for the title, 2025 Six Nations Rugby Championships is set for an exciting finish as the final round of matches takes place on Saturday.

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Ireland assistant Andrew Goodman says Joe McCarthy has been spoken to about his "stupid" yellow card in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations defeat to France. The Leinster lock received one of two ...

There was disappointment for the Ireland Under-20s at Virgin Media Park in Cork as they fell to a 10-point defeat against France in the fourth round of the Under-20 Six Nations. Thanks in no small ...

It is set to be another historic few weeks for women’s rugby in Clare. The Ennis-Kilrush squad captured their second consecutive Munster Division 1 Cup title with victory over Tralee, and are also ...

Blues No 8 Hoskins Sotutu has been handed a three-week ban from Super Rugby Pacific, after being shown a red card in his side’s 33-29 victory over the Hurricanes on Saturday. Sotutu, 26, was ...