Ireland face one of the most difficult periods of soul-searching under Andy Farrell after falling to a vastly superior France in Thursday's Six Nations opener.

BBC Sport crunches the numbers to see if greater ambition in attack can secure England a Six Nations title.

Ruthless France inflict more pain on Ireland as the Six Nations holders open their title defence with a bonus-point victory at a buoyant Stade de France.

To coincide with the start of his new podcast series, Gareth Rhys Owen looks at the role Louis Rees-Zammit is playing in the changing face of rugby in Wales.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is an injury doubt for England's Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday after the wing pulls up in training on Thursday.

Ireland's heavy defeat by France to open the Six Nations will only further press questions raised by a lacklustre autumn.

Chris is with Donncha O’Callaghan and Ashy to reflect on Ireland’s defeat in Paris.

Duhan van der Merwe, Darcy Graham and Blair Kinghorn are left out of Scotland's side for the Six Nations opener against Italy.

Conor and Gavin are joined by Rob Kearney to dissect Ireland’s 36-14 defeat to France

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend insists he and his side have learned from their autumn failings before they start their Six Nations campaign in Rome on Saturday.

Our Ask Me Anything team explore which countries have the best and worst track records across the tournament's history.