Scotland host Italy in the opening game of the U20s Six Nations BBC Sport This video can not be played Under-20 Six Nations: England turn on style to clinch title in France The Under-20 Six Nations Championship begins on Thursday with defending champions England taking on 2023 winners Ireland in Cork.
England World Cup winner Lewis Moody has blasted the RFU's 'absurd' rule that prevents Jack Willis from playing in the Six Nations. The Rugby Football Union currently enforces a policy that prevents any England-qualified player based overseas from being selected by Steve Borthwick unless it is in exceptional circumstances.
Scotland is bracing for a deep freeze this February, with temperatures expected to plummet as low as -7C and forecasts warning of up to 29cm of snowfall. After weeks of freezing conditions and powerful storms, there’s little respite ahead, as more wintry weather looms on the horizon.
England’s third game of the 2025 Six Nations Championship will see them face Scotland at Twickenham. Scotland have won the last four Six Nations meetings against the Auld Enemy, including a 30-21 victory at Murrayfield last year.
Ben White will continue his partnership with Russell in the half-backs with Townsend picking a lethal back-three in the form of wingers Darcy Graham, Duhan van der Merwe and full-
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Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. are being urged to stay at home as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks.
All bird keepers, from people with pet birds to farmers with huge flocks, are now required to follow strict hygiene measures imposed by the government - and in some counties, birds must be kept indoors.
A national Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) came into force for the whole of England and Scotland at noon on Saturday.
A strain of avian flu that has infected humans in the past, H5N1, have been confirmed in Scotland and England in recent weeks. The widespread effect of the outbreak has prompted the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to extend protection, surveillance and mandatory housing orders across the two countries.
A trio of friends who have conquered the ten highest mountains in England and Wales have now set their sights on the ten highest peaks in Scotland as part of a mammoth fund-raising effort.
An AIPZ (Avian Influenza Prevention Zone) has been declared across England and Scotland. Regional housing measures have also been introduced in the counties of York, North Yorkshire and Shropshire which is in addition to the housing measures which came into effect on Monday 23 December 2024 for parts of the east of England.