IRELAND ARE FIGHTING THE TIDE OF AN AGEING SQUAD BUT ARE WELL STOCKED WITH THIS WORLD-CLASS, TRY-HUNGRY HOOKER

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VERSATILITY IS GIVING THIS SCOTTISH HALF-BACK THE EDGE OVER THE COMPETITION FOR THE UPCOMING SIX NATIONS

THE SCARLETS FULL-BACK HAS BEEN A RARE RAY OF LIGHT IN THIS GENERATIONAL WOEFUL RUN OF FORM FOR WALES

AN OUTSTANDING AUTUMN UNDERLINED THE ITALIAN FLANKER’S VALUE TO AN AZZURRI TEAM SHOWING NEW LEVELS OF MATURITY

SATURDAY 3—FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2026