Ireland recovered from a half-time deficit to overpower England in the second half and win 27-22 in their Six Nations opener ...

Double defending champions pull away in the second half to kick-start pursuit of historic third straight title ...

Steve Borthwick, England’s embattled head coach, is staring down the barrel after his team were blown away by champions Ireland in a terrible third quarter.

Their Twickenham win over Ireland remains the high water mark of England under Borthwick, and their last victory over a side ...

The mum-of-three's sister, Pippa Middleton, has previously spoken of Kate's love of the sport, telling Vanity Fair: "Rugby ...

Kate is a royal patron of the Rugby Football Union while her husband, the Prince of Wales, is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union.

The Six Nations continues today after France's thrashing of Wales. A 43-0 defeat has piled the pressure on head coach Warren ...

This was a defeat far more damaging than any of the last-gasp anguishes of last year for England. There were no ifs or buts or maybes about this one as Ireland opened the defence of their Six Nations ...

Princess Kate has sent a personal message to new England rugby captain Maro Itoje ahead of the nation's opening Six Nations ...

Eddie Jones has asked former Danny Care to send him a copy of his book after being asked criticism of him from the former ...

Reaction and analysis after Ireland start their Six Nations title defence with a crushing victory over England in Dublin.

With attention turning to the British and Irish Lions Tour of Australia later this year, here's who would have caught the eye ...