Playing in front of around 28,000 fans at Murrayfield on Saturday is a seismic achievement for women's rugby in Scotland, writes Tom English.

Lark Atkin-Davies and Abbie Ward - two of four pregnant England Women's Rugby World Cup winners - discuss how motherhood in rugby is changing.

Leinster survive a stirring second-half comeback from Ulster to win a thrilling Irish derby in Belfast and move above their rivals in the United Rugby Championship standings.

Hector Patterson scores on his debut as a late try from Boan Venter secures Edinburgh a fraught 31-30 win at home to URC bottom side Zebre.

Play-off hopefuls Bulls climb to fifth in the United Rugby Championship by beating Dragons 47-7 in Newport.

England lock George Martin is named on the bench for Leicester in the Prem after 14 months out injured, plus team news elsewhere.

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says Red Bull's takeover at Newcastle may have helped his club get close to a takeover.

England begin Six Nations title defence with victory over Ireland

Scotland begin a new era under Sione Fukofuka with a narrow victory over Wales in the opening round of the Women's Six Nations.

France score five second-half tries as they beat Italy 40-7 in the opening match of the Women's Six Nations.

Married couple Claudia Moloney-MacDonald and Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald react to facing each other for the first time as England beat Ireland 33-12 in the Women's Six Nations in front of a record crowd at the Allianz Stadium.