Six Nations kicks off on Friday 31 January with Wales taking on France in the opening match at the Stade de France in Paris. Find out all you need to know about this year's tournament here.

The 2025 Six Nations is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer and ITVX.

In a bid to make the massively popular championships more accessible to supporters and spectators, Six Nations chiefs are taking on some of the novel features introduced in the Autumn series and also

Should Van der Merwe prove his fitness and be available for selection for the opener with Italy, he will have an opportunity to become Scotland’s all-time record try scorer if he outscores current team-mate Darcy Graham. However, that is not the only Six Nations record that is currently in the South African-born wing’s sights.

Always a highlight of the sporting calendar, this year’s Six Nations promises to be an absolute thriller. Ireland and France are vying for favouritism and deservedly so but both have their issues.

Reuben Logan, the son of new Match of the Day host Gabby and former Scotland international Kenny, is due to play in the U20s Six Nations having been eligible to represent three different teams

Enter, stage right, the pantomime villain, soon to land on English, French, Irish and Italian soil to shake the foundations of rugby punditry. Except this is no fictional realm, no pantomime: this is cold,

Captains and head coaches from all Six Unions and Federations gathered in Rome, Italy, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Six Nations Championship.

Ireland interim coach Simon Easterby is ready to use his years of experience working with the side to take the country to a third successive Six Nations Championship success, and knows the team will need to improve to stay on top.

Welsh legend Adam Jones gets his first taste of international coaching after being temporarily released by Harlequins.

Antoine Dupont will make a much-awaited return to the Six Nations after a one-year hiatus that cemented his status as one of France's top athletes, hoping Les Bleus can win the tournament on the back of a perfect autumn series.

Six Nations Championship gets underway next Friday night. talkSPORT BET are offering new customers £20 in free bets when they bet £10 on any of the Six Nations action, an offer which can