Six Nations preview: Italy
The Azzurri are going with youth as they seek their first Six Nations win since 2015
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The cup of hope
Scottish rugby history is littered with false dawns. Is the perennial Six Nations optimism merited, or does yet more agony beckon?
Six Nations preview: Ireland
Ireland's task for this Six Nations is to show they can live with the might of England and France
Finding paradise
Too much rugby is going to be a thing of the past for the best players in Australasia.
Six Nations preview: Wales
After a hugely successful period under Warren Gatland, Wales enter the 2021 Six Nations as underdogs
Back on their perch
The Bulls, sleeping giant of South African rugby has finally awoken
Six Nations preview: Scotland
Can Gregor Townsend make Scotland contenders on the road, to align with their home dominance?
Six Nations preview: England
Eddie Jones has asked England to entertain a nation, but is winning a Grand Slam paramount?
Living in exile
Eddie O’Sullivan is Ireland's second-most successful coach yet has been ostracised since 2008.
Fire starter
Flame-haired Finlay Christie’s decision to remain at the Blues for another year may be bad news for Scotland.
Heaven and hell
Should Israel Folau be given a route back into professional rugby union? And how many others share his religious beliefs?
The waiting game
The fate of the 2021 Lions tour is giving every individual associated with it a mighty headache
