The Prem aims to expand to 12 teams by 2029-30, but new entrants will be judged on a range of criteria, rather than winning promotion on the pitch.

Instead of asking what has gone wrong for England in the Six Nations, the question is more why has it gone wrong?

Gareth Thomas will run out in Bridgend aiming to prove a point after dropping down the Wales pecking order.

Dragons get a shot at avenging a heavy defeat by Benetton in Treviso when they host the Italians in the United Rugby Championship.

A six-year-old Harry Westlake's rendition of the national anthem as a Twickenham mascot was an internet sensation. Eleven years on, he is ready to sing as an England Under-18.

A radical new structure for English rugby is set to be rubber-stamped by the RFU, with the Prem separating from the rest of the pyramid, and promotion and relegation scrapped.

Saracens reject "disrespectful" reports that they have offered Ireland head coach Andy Farrell a coaching role for after the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

France's Thibaud Flament, who missed France's first Six Nations game because it clashed with his wife's fertility treatment, says he is "surprised how many people go through" the process.

At the halfway stage of the Six Nations, Rugby Special's John Barclay and Sam Warburton dish out their report cards for every team so far and give their predictions for what we could see in the rest of the tournament.

Rugby Special's John Barclay analyses the "huge influence" Antoine Dupont had in France's 33-8 win over Italy, highlighting the scrum-half's vision and toughness.

Rugby Special pundits John Barclay and Sam Warburton are surprised by the nature of England's last two defeats in the Six Nations and feel Steve Borthwick's side couldn't match the "intensity" of Ireland at Twickenham.