Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on January 31. Here's a crash course on the rules and origins of the 15-a-side ...

Six Nations to feature 20-minute red cards for first time in 2025; teams can replace players sent off due to technical offences after 20 minutes; referees can still issue permanent red card for foul p ...

The biggest law change ahead of this year’s Championship is the introduction of 20-minute red cards on a permanent basis. For players who are sent off because of technical offences, those teams will ...

NEW rules, a less severe disciplinary system and even a high-tech improvement. That’s what you’ll see on display at this season’s Six Nations, which gets underway in Paris ...

The 20-minute red card has proved popular in Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship and will now be trialled in the Six ...

A try bonus point is handed to teams for scoring four or more tries in a single match. A losing bonus point is also awarded ...

THE Six Nations is BACK – and that means a raft of rule changes. Five major changes have been introduced for this year’s tournament as rugby chiefs attempt to speed up the action. Some ...

The author and the retired Irish rugby player have collaborated on an interactive rugby book for children. So it’ll be a ...

The Six Nations starts on Friday and the annual jamboree between the top rugby nations in the northern hemisphere isn’t short ...

Thursday’s team selection will give pointers as to how England intend to deal with rugby's controversial new laws ...