3:51 PM BST England prop Joe Marler has been cited after he appeared to grab Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones’ around the groin area during his side’s 33-30 Six Nations victory on Saturday. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke out when Wales had a try disallowed for a George North
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12:17 PM BST French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu confirmed on Monday that France’s final Six Nations rugby international game against Ireland had been postponed. Maracineanu did not specify the new date for the game, nor whether the other final Six Nations matches had also been postponed. There has been no announcement as yet over the
12:38 PM ET A red card for a moment of recklessness ended France’s hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam on Sunday, as they lost 28-17 to a clinical Scotland in a meltdown with echoes of their ill-disciplined exit from the World Cup last October. 2 Related Scotland’s win, secured with a brace of tries
2:44 PM BST Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones called on World Rugby, the sport’s governing body, to review an incident during his side’s 33-30 Six Nations defeat to England on Saturday when opposition prop Joe Marler appeared to grab him around the groin area. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke
9:08 PM GMT England coach Eddie Jones broke his own rule about never criticising match officials when he described the late red card for Manu Tuilagi as “absolute rubbish” and claimed England ended up playing against 16 men in their 33-30 Six Nations win over Wales on Saturday. 1 Related England looked to be cruising
8:54 PM GMT Connor O’Halloran TWICKENHAM, London — Through all the talk of coronavirus, through the postponements and cancellations, the rumours of closed doors games and the doubts and delay and uncertainty, there was palpable relief at Twickenham to finally see men getting far closer to each other than the “no handshakes” rule would allow.
1:03 PM ET England completed a hat-trick of victories over the Home Nations in this year’s Six Nations after a hard-earned win over Wales at Twickenham. 2 Related However, what the result means for the coronavirus-hit Six Nations championship remains to be seen. England were on top from the moment Watson scored after four minutes
10:02 PM GMT The women’s Six Nations game between Scotland and France on Saturday in Glasgow has been postponed after a home player tested positive for coronavirus, Scottish rugby said on Friday. “This decision has been taken together with Scottish Rugby, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) and Six Nations,” Scottish Rugby said in a statement.
1:13 PM GMT Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes ahead of his side’s Six Nations clash against France at Murrayfield on Sunday. All three alterations came in the forward line with hooker Fraser Brown replacing Stuart McInally to make his 50th international cap, while Grant Gilchrist and Nick Haining have been selected
12:24 PM GMT James Harrington Three rounds down, two to go, and the biggest concern for Six Nations’ officials is, understandably, off the pitch. The coronavirus outbreak has prompted the Irish government to postpone Ireland vs Italy in Dublin this weekend, while England’s trip to Rome on March 14 has also been called off. No