England know their hopes of defending the Six Nations could be snuffed out by Wales' suffocating gameplan, says forwards coach Matt Proudfoot.England, who lost to Scotland on the opening weekend, have been beaten on seven of their past 10 trips to the Principality Stadium."They just don't let you go. They get hold of you and just squeeze you," Proudfoot told…

The Champions and Challenge Cups will resume in April with a knockout round of 16, after the final two rounds of pool matches in January were cancelled.European organisers have confirmed the top eight teams in Pool A and top eight teams in Pool B have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions Cup. Any team who won two pool…

Scotland's Six Nations match with France is set to go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, despite a Covid-19 outbreak in the French camp.The Test had been in doubt after France head coach Fabien Galthie tested positive, followed by 10 players and two members of staff.But subsequent rounds of testing on Tuesday and Wednesday revealed no further positive cases.The Six Nations…

Ulster captain Iain Henderson has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the province until at least 2023.The Irish lock, who is centrally contracted with the IRFU, captained his country for the first time in their Six Nations defeat by France on 14 February.His deal was set to expire this summer.Having made his senior Ulster debut in…