Six Nations should remain on free-to-air TV, says England captain Maro Itoje - Itoje says ‘rugby needs more eyes on it, not less’.

Is new captain the right man to lead England's Six Nations reboot? - The forward has split opinions over whether he is leadership material - but he must now help reverse the country’s dreadful run of

Maro Itoje says England are "ready to go" as they bid to upset the odds by launching their Six Nations campaign with a defeat of twice defending champions Ireland in Dublin. But they were also the only side to beat Ireland in last year's Six Nations and Itoje believes a new-look England can repeat that Twickenham triumph at Lansdowne Road.

Sydney will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final, 24 years after England upset the Wallabies at the harbour city's Stadium Australia in the 2003 decider, World Rugby confirmed on Thursday.

World Rugby have confirmed that Sydney's Accor Stadium will host the 2027 Rugby World Cup final while Melbourne will also host some matches during the global showpiece.