Handre Pollard remains South Africa’s most complete flyhalf

Mark Keohane’s Independent Media Rants and Raves following a weekend of Super Rugby, Sevens and Six Nations. TOP RAVE: Handre Pollard remains South Africa’s most complete...

Scotland and France call up injury replacements for Six Nations finale

Tommy Seymour, Blair Kinghorn and Stuart Hogg will miss Scotland's final Six Nations match, while France will also be without two players.

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Back to basics for “Beaten up” Sharks

Sharks coach Robert Du Preez speaks of his team being “beaten up” in the Bulls’ 37-14 drubbing of them over the weekend. The Bulls have been...

England dealt blow as Itoje ruled out of Six Nations finale

Maro Itoje will be unable to aid England's bid to win the Six Nations after injury ruled him out of the Scotland game.

Schmidt: I will miss this immensely

Ireland's bonus-point win over France was Joe Schmidt's final home Six Nations game at the helm and he was feeling emotional afterwards.

Best eyes triumphant Six Nations farewell

Ireland's bonus-point win over France kept them in the hunt to defend their title in what will be Rory Best's final Six Nations outing.

Ireland keep Six Nations defence alive with bonus-point win

Joe Schmidt's Ireland earned a bonus point in their win over France to ensure the Six Nations finale will feature a three-way title tussle.

Dominant Gloucester thrash Harlequins

Having suffered defeat to Bristol last time out, Gloucester responded in emphatic fashion with a resounding away win over Harlequins.

Six Nations should consider relegation, says England head coach Jones

With Italy losing their last 21 Six Nations outings, Eddie Jones feels organisers should discuss changes to the tournament's structure.