Dupont-inspired France slay Italy
Scrumhalf Antoine Dupont put on an impressive show as France cruised to a 50-10 bonus-point victory over Italy in the opening game of the 2021 Six Nations in Rome on Saturday.
Scrumhalf Antoine Dupont put on an impressive show as France cruised to a 50-10 bonus-point victory over Italy in the opening game of the 2021 Six Nations in Rome on Saturday.
The Money Man is joined by Mark Keohane to discuss their expectations of the 2021 Six Nations tournament.
SARugbymag.co.za takes a look at how the teams are shaping up ahead of this year’s Six Nations tournament and highlights some of the players to watch.
Paul Willemse and Bernard le Roux have been selected as France’s lock pairing for their Six Nations Test against Italy in Rome on Saturday.
Eddie Jones has selected uncapped prop Beno Obano in England’s match 23 for Saturday’s Six Nations Test against Scotland at Twickenham.
The Six Nations is set to go ahead as planned after the French government announced on Tuesday that safety precautions submitted by the French Rugby Federation and tournament organisers had been approved.
John Mitchell has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract extension to stay on as England’s defence coach until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Tournament organisers have confirmed that plans for the men’s Six Nations remain as scheduled, but that the women’s and U20 competitions have been postponed until later this year due to Covid-19.
England-based writer Paul Grayson says the time has come to bring South Africa on board in the Six Nations at the expense of Italy.
South African-born Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe says he wants to improve as a Test player now that his ‘nervous and emotional’ international debut is out of the way.