Italy and Argentina have both named sides with only two players with fewer than 10 caps for their encounter in Udine on Saturday.
Madagascar, Hong Kong China and the Netherlands will all make their WXV 3 debuts this weekend. Get all the opening round team news here as and when it drops.
It was the Antoine Dupont-inspired French that finished as men’s champions at Paris 2024 at the end of July following three sold-out days at Stade de France, compelling action that was followed by three more sold-out attendances for the women’s sevens competition.
Saracens have confirmed club stalwart, Juan Figallo, is leaving at the end of the season with the interview process to find his replacement well underway.
South Africa came out of the blocks firing and it took just 45 seconds for star centre Julius the Boogieman Jurenzo to carve through four defenders and score
The Italian fulcrum talks Argentine heritage, World Cup humiliation and his hunger for more.
Galacticos keep swarming to Paris on eye-popping salaries, yet the storied club have almost nothing to show for their millions.
New Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada has named a settled starting XV to face England on Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico in the opening match of their Guinness Six Nations campaign.
Juan Cruz Mallia has been suspended for two weeks after a charge down that resulted in the injury of Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams.
Before Marty Banks earned cult hero status in New Zealand, the seasoned playmaker began his professional rugby career in the unlikeliest of destinations - Russia.