Australian-born Alexander Masibaka is one of five players called up to the Scotland squad ahead of this weekend's Guinness Six Nations opener.
The 2025 Men's Six Nations starts this Friday (January 31) with Ireland seeking to win three championship titles in succession.
Warren Gatland has warned that people should write Wales off at their peril in this season's Guinness Six Nations, despite the team being on a record losing streak.
Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the 2025 Six Nations after suffering a pectoral muscle injury.
Jamie George limped off with a hamstring problem late in Saracens' Champions Cup defeat by Castres to make the England vice-captain a Six Nations doubt.
Scotland have called up uncapped Saracens fly-half Fergus Burke to their squad for the Six Nations.
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a community payback order after he admitted abusing his estranged wife.
David Nucifora was widely credited as the architect of Ireland's decade of rugby success. Now, he's been tasked with replicating that with Scotland.