Bundee Aki is suspended for Ireland's first three Six Nations matches after being handed a four-game ban for "verbal abuse and disrespect" towards match officials in Connacht's URC loss to Leinster.

Full-back Hugo Keenan has returned home from Ireland's Six Nations training camp in Portugal after sustaining a fractured thumb.

France prop Uini Atonio is forced to retire after he was admitted to an intensive care unit following a "cardiac event".

Glasgow Warriors wing Kyle Steyn says it is time for Scotland to ignore the hype and start delivering in the Six Nations.

Prop Sam Wainwright eyes an emotional Wales return in the Six Nations after the death of his influential father.

Edinburgh's Hive Stadium has been chosen to host the inaugural Celtic Challenge final on Saturday, 28 March.

Newcastle Red Bulls agree a deal to sign Perpignan forward Max Hicks at the end of the current season.

England centre Meg Jones targets the first women's Lions tour in 2027 and back-to-back World Cups in 2029 as she sets new rugby goals.

Wales prop Keiron Assiratti is set to miss the Six Nations after suffering a calf injury with fellow Cardiff prop Sam Wainwright called into the squad.

England's prop problems continue in the run-up to the Six Nations with Harlequins' Fin Baxter ruled out of the tournament.

Club and country team-mate Jamie George says England will rally around captain Maro Itoje as he grieves the death of his mother.