Rugby-playing twins Tom and Ben Curry have come as a pair pretty much their entire life — oh yes, they even live together and currently appear to be rocking identical short haircuts — and this weekend ...

Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada named Perpignan's Tommaso Allan at full-back on Friday for their Six Nations opener against Scotland, allowing Toulouse flier Ange Capuozzo to move to the wing. Quesada ...

Ireland flyhalf Sam Prendergast will start his first Six Nations game in Saturday's opener against England and marshal an almost full strength side as the holders bid to win a third successive title ...

Ireland coach Simon Easterby has stressed there were no pre-training camp decision as to who would start at out-half for the opening Six Nations game against England.

All the action from both teams' first match of the championship, held at Aviva Stadium. Ireland are the reigning champions, but suffered their only defeat in the last two stagings of the competition ...

Scotland's Stafford McDowall will earn a ninth cap at inside centre in place of injured captain Sione Tuipulotu in an otherwise experienced backline to face Italy in their Six Nations ...