Who’s leading the charge for British and Irish Lions selection? Sky Sports ranks every player in contention after Round 2 of the 2025 Six Nations… Lions Rankings – Six Nations Round 2 Caelan Doris 4235 points Tommy Freeman 3655 points James Lowe 2795 points Jack Conan 2795 points Fin Baxter 2620 points The second round … Read more
A consortium led by former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has bought London Irish out of administration. London Irish went bust in June 2023 with more than £30m of unpaid bills and have been looking for investment since. Jordan had a team in F1 from 1991 to 2005 and was a former shareholder of … Read more
Super Rugby Pacific returns to Sky Sports on Friday morning, raising the curtain on a southern hemisphere season in which the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia looms large. An all-New Zealand clash kicks things off as the Crusaders host the Hurricanes on Friday at 6am, live on Sky Sports Mix, followed by Australia … Read more
England full-back and World Player of the Year Ellie Kildunne tells Sky Sports the Red Roses have a chance to “re-write their Rugby World Cup story into a fairytale” on home soil in a “golden age for women’s sport”. The last two Women’s Rugby World Cup finals have seen the Red Roses make it through … Read more
Calvin Nash, Caelan Doris, James Lowe, Jack Conan score tries as Ireland secure bonus-point Six Nations victory over Scotland at Murrayfield; win moves Ireland top of the standings; Scotland lost Darcy Graham and Finn Russell in the first half after pair clashed heads By Michael Cantillon Last Updated: 09/02/25 5:22pm Ireland secured a dominant victory … Read more
England right back in the Six Nations title race Image: Elliot Daly’s last-gasp try clinched England’s dramatic victory over France Steve Borthwick’s England have played the two favourites to lift the Six Nations trophy in Ireland and France, and have come out of those games with six points. Remember last week in Dublin? By 76 … Read more
France captain Antoine Dupont is wary of the potential threat Fin Smith and Marcus Smith will pose in England’s attack on Saturday. England have rolled the dice for the round two fixture by giving Fin Smith his full debut at fly-half and moving Marcus Smith to full-back, changes they hope will ignite their attack. The … Read more
Maro Itoje is adamant the decision to hand Fin Smith his first England start at fly-half in Saturday’s Six Nations clash against France is not a gamble. England head coach Steve Borthwick has picked his two most prominent playmakers in the same backline for the first time, with Fin Smith making his first start in … Read more
Ireland have recalled experienced duo Peter O’Mahony and Robbie Henshaw for Sunday’s Six Nations game against Scotland at Murrayfield. The Munster flanker was not included in the squad for last week’s 27-22 victory over England but returns as one of two changes named by interim head coach Simon Easterby. O’Mahony captained Ireland to Six Nations … Read more
England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth has told Sky Sports that France playmaker Antoine Dupont is the ‘Patrick Mahomes of rugby’ ahead of Les Bleus visiting Allianz Stadium in the Six Nations. Dupont, who did not play in last year’s Six Nations in order to prioritise sevens and Olympic gold at the Paris Games, was back … Read more