Hit for six

With Scott Bemand steering the ship out of troubled waters, the Irish cannot be taken lightly by the Big Four

After so many agonising near misses, the Red Roses are determined to bring home the bacon on their own turf

Yet to reach a final, les Bleues have all the weapons required to pocket the gold medal on enemy soil

Brimming with pace and pizzazz, the holders are striving to make it a magnificent seven world titles

Apart from the half-empty stadiums, the extreme heat, pitch complaints and the hour-plus interruptions to matches due to lightning, the USA’s warm-up for 2026 went pretty smoothly with the Club World

With new leaders, Sean Lynn’s squad hopes to prove that they’ve turned a corner since flopping at the Six Nations