Since England’s 2003 World Cup victory, it has been 20 years of the Southern Hemisphere ruling at the Rugby World Cup, with the All Blacks and Springboks taking the four tournaments since.

And that’s a wrap! The 2023 Guinness Six Nations has come to a close, with Ireland coming away as deserved champions. Dominating from start to finish, the men in green reaffirmed their place as the world’s number-one team ahead of the Rugby World Cup.

If ever there was a reminder of just how fleeting time can be, the 2023 Guinness Six Nations was it.

From a refereeing perspective, one of the unfortunate aspects of being required to issue a red card is that the rest of your performance gets lost.

In the end, it felt inevitable. Ireland won a Six Nations Grand Slam, their first since 2018, and it fell on St Patrick’s Day weekend. The celebrations in Dublin, and indeed across the whole of Ireland, will go on for days as fans relish the continued upward trajectory of the team.

The end is in sight for the 2023 Guinness Six Nations as round five's Super Saturday is nearly upon us.

Kieran Crowley’s Italy side travel to Edinburgh this weekend in search of a first victory to close out their 2023 Guinness Six Nations campaign.

Much was promised, and little was delivered is the best way to summarise the Italian’s round four performance.

Italy slipped to an immensely disappointing 29 – 17 loss at home to Wales as they now stare down yet another Six Nations wooden spoon.

Wales star Taulupe Faletau says it is hard to give your all against the crushing contractual and financial backdrop that has engulfed Welsh regional rugby.

Andy Farrell has named a 37-strong Ireland squad for this Sunday’s match away to Scotland that shows five changes from the squad named a fortnight ago for the Round 3 Guinness Six Nations win over Italy.

Welsh head coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to his side ahead of their trip to Rome for what will be a Championship deciding clash for the two teams.

On one hand, with two Six Nations wins in three games, Steve Borthwick’s England reign could be said to have made a half-decent start.

As the Six Nations enters its middle week, and fans embark on a pilgrimage to another packed arena, the story of the campaign is beginning to take shape.

Round 3 of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations gets underway in Rome, as world No. 1 Ireland looks to keep its Grand Slam hopes alive against a resurgent Italy.