It's true Wales lack the depth of other nations in the front-row, but Assiratti is well-respected as a scrummager within the game. The 27-year-old is a strong technical scrummager who has a good shape at scrum time, while he will undoubtedly benefit from working closely with Adam Jones.

Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou have both been included in France's matchday squad to face Wales in the first game of the Six Nations tournament next week.

Under-pressure Wales head coach Warren Gatland said on Tuesday there is "no expectation" on his side going into this year's Six Nations as they target a first Test win since October 2023. Gatland, who returned as head coach for a second time in 2022,

Toulouse back-row Anthony Jelonch has withdrawn from the France squad with less than two weeks to go until they get

Wales will kick start their Six Nations campaign with visit to Stade de France to play France. Warren Gatland will end his tenure as head coach for Wales this year and will be hoping for the ...

With Wales in a slump dating back to October 2023, under-pressure head coach Warren Gatland said there is "no expectation" going into the 2025 Six Nations championship.

Dupont is one of 13 Toulouse players included in Fabien Galthie’s 42-man France squad for the Six Nations, which begin on Dec 31. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France captain Antoine Dupont said Toulouse's thrashing of Leicester in the Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations.

Morgan is an elite player who will almost surely be included in Andy Farrell's squad when the British & Irish Lions tour Australia this summer. Aaron Wainwright isn't far off this bracket either but it is not inconceivable Gatland goes with James Botham and Morgan in the same backrow as he did against South Africa in the autumn.

Former Argentina fly-half Nicolas Sanchez has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 36.

With the Six Nations set to get underway next week, we preview the prospects of last year’s bottom-placed finishers, Wales, ahead of the Championship.

THE Six Nations 2025 kick-starts this month as England, Ireland, France, Italy, Scotland and Wales battle it out for the ultimate prize. The anticipation continues to build ahead of the