Catch up on how Bundee Aki, Huw Jones and Antoine Dupont took centrestage in the opening round of the 2025 Six Nations championship.

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Ireland began their bid for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations men's title by recovering to beat England to end a ...

Scotland's centre Huw Jones scored a hat-trick of tries as they got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start with a ...

Huw Jones savoured a hard-fought Six Nations triumph over Italy but warned that Scotland will need to raise their game if ...

Gregor Townsend praised Huw Jones-inspired Scotland for holding their nerve to fend off an Italian fightback as they got their Six Nations campaign off to a victorious start for the fifth year in ...

Moments of brilliance by a backline shorn of its best player have spared Scotland from a second straight humbling by Italy in ...

Scotland's rugby team secured a 31-19 win against Italy in their Six Nations opener, despite some challenging moments. Coach Gregor Townsend praised the team's strategies and Huw Jones' hat-trick, but ...

But Italy, who fought back from 22-10 down to defeat the Scots 31-29 in Rome last March, once again produced a spirited fightback, with the boot of Tommaso Allan and a breakaway try from Juan Ignacio ...

Italy gave Scotland a second-half fright but the fast feet of Darcy Graham and a Huw Jones hat-trick meant that Gregor Townsend’s side had their revenge after last year’s defeat in Rome. It was a ...

A Huw Jones hat-trick got Scotland off to a winning start in a nervy Six Nations opener against Italy at Murrayfield. Gregor Townsend's team had raced into an early 14-0 lead when Rory Darge and Jones ...

Huw Jones led Scotland to a triumphant start in the Six Nations with a hat-trick, securing a 31-19 win against Italy at Murrayfield. Despite a strong comeback from Italy, Scotland's defense held firm, ...