BBC Sport takes you through the Six Nations points system - including how match points and bonus points can be won.

Edinburgh hooker Dave Cherry is given a surprise start as Stafford McDowall replaces injured captain Sione Tuipulotu at ...

Latest news as Sam Prendergast starts for champions Ireland against England - Interim boss Simon Easterby faces a key call at fly half, with Scotland and Italy also set to reveal their line-ups today ...

The Glasgow Warriors centre, who captained the side against Portugal in The Famous Grouse Nations Series, will partner the ...

Head coach Gregor Townsend has named his matchday 23 for Scotland's opening Six Nations encounter against Italy at Murrayfield.

Michael Cheika will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season, it was announced by the Gallagher Premiership club on ...

Elsewhere, Stafford McDowall has been picked at inside centre and will fill the void left by Sione Tuipulotu, the Scotland captain. Tuipulotu injured a pectoral muscle in training and is replaced by ...

Jac Morgan says wanting to prove people wrong is a motivating factor for Wales ahead of their Guinness Six Nations opener ...

Seven years ago, Reffell captained his country at U20s level before exploding onto the scene in the English Premiership with ...

Irish giants Leinster have been using it, and now it appears to have become the norm at international level as the Six ...