France to unleash teen Tuilagi on Ireland
The 19-year-old Posolo Tuilagi has been called up by France coach Fabien Galthie for Friday’s opening Test match of the 2024 Six Nations in Marseille against Ireland.
The 19-year-old Posolo Tuilagi has been called up by France coach Fabien Galthie for Friday’s opening Test match of the 2024 Six Nations in Marseille against Ireland.
England coach Steve Borthwick has given Test debuts to centre Fraser Dingwall and flanker Ethan Roots for Saturday’s Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome.
George North has been ruled out of Wales’ Six Nations opener at home to Scotland on Saturday because of a shoulder injury.
Ange Capuozzo will start on the right wing in Italy’s Six Nations opener with England in Rome on Saturday, as Gonzalo Quesada makes his debut as Azzurri coach.
Jack Crowley has been entrusted with the challenge of replacing Irish legend Johnny Sexton as first-choice flyhalf in the Six Nations opener against France on Friday.
Paul Willemse will play his first Test since last August when he starts for France in the Six Nations opener against defending champions Ireland in Marseille on Friday.
England have suffered a major blow ahead of their Six Nations opener against Italy as Marcus Smith was ruled out of Saturday’s clash with a calf injury.
Jamie George’s ‘lighter touch’ is better suited to captaining an inexperienced England Six Nations squad than the more ‘abrasive’ manner of Owen Farrell, said former Test lock Courtney Lawes.
France hosted last year’s World Cup having won over a nation backing Fabien Galthie’s team for home glory and a first-ever Webb Ellis Cup.
Ireland’s hopes of successfully defending their Six Nations title hinge on filling the “massive gap” left by Johnny Sexton, says former Irish fullback Hugo MacNeill.