Wales and Scarlets lock Jake Ball announces he has played his final professional rugby game as he will retire at the end of the season.

Former England boss Eddie Jones is fined and suspended as head coach of Japan for abusing match officials during an under-23 tour of Australia last month.

Scrum-half Keira Bevan says players share fans' frustration as Wales seek to end nine consecutive Women's Six Nations losses.

Ireland winger Beibhinn Parsons says that her side want to end the Women's Six Nations on a high with a third home win of the campaign when they take on Scotland on Sunday.

Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey will miss the European Challenge Cup final with Montpellier after it was confirmed a hamstring injury is expected to rule him out "for a number of weeks".

Back George Barton says he is proud of the way he has "stuck" at taking on a more versatile role within the Gloucester team.

Former Georgia captain Merab Sharikadze is banned for 11 years for violating anti-doping rules, with five team-mates handed suspensions of up to six years.

England score nine tries to seal a 61-33 away win against Italy and set up a Women's Six Nations title decider against France.

Aoife Wafer scores twice as Ireland beat Wales 33-12 at home to record their second win of the 2026 Women's Six Nations.

France score 11 tries on their way to a resounding 69-28 win over Scotland, to set up a final day showdown with England for the Women's Six Nations title.

Ireland's Aoife Wafer hails her team's "clinical" performance in Belfast, after scoring twice and securing a bonus point in their 33-12 win over Wales in the Women's Six Nations.