Speedy set pieces and 20-minute red cards: have rugby’s changes worked?

After three rounds of the 2025 Six Nations, we assess the impact of World Rugby’s latest package of law tweaks

‘We won and people are still upset’: Genge backs England after Calcutta Cup barbs

Slender victory against Scotland was met with criticism from former players but the prop believes free-flowing winning rugby is unrealistic

Ellis Mee, who would not have registered with many before this tournament, has been one of the shining stars so far

‘I’ve just tried to keep my head down and do my job,’ says the Bath tighthead after seeing off Scotland in Calcutta Cup

Making tries worth more could be worth considering but for now Steve Borthwick’s men remain in the Six Nations hunt

The final score was Italy 24-73 France as Fabien Galthié’s team maintained their push for the Six Nations title

The kicking game – whether coaches or players initiated it – saw off Scotland. But there’s a reason the Twickenham crowd booed

England have favourable fixtures against Italy and Wales but Steve Borthwick backtracked on George Furbank’s fitness for the championship

After an end-to-end start, France roared away from their hosts with 11 tries to bounce back from England defeat in style

It was not pretty but Steve Borthwick’s side continued their newly discovered habit of winning tight Six Nations games

The Scotland head coach said he did not ‘know how that’s a penalty’ while the England coach praised his team’s second half

Van der Merwe and Kinghorn shine again only for the Scots to be bullied out of fifth successive Calcutta Cup victory

Jamie Ritchie was outstanding for a Scotland side who somehow lost, in part thanks to the efforts of Maro Itoje

England won the Calcutta Cup 16-15 after Finn Russell narrowly missed an 80th-minute conversion of Duhan van der Merwe’s try

England regained the Calcutta Cup after holding off Scotland in a nailbiting contest at Twickenham