Rugby union
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The NSW Waratahs will return home from South Africa empty-handed for the first time in Super Rugby history following an error-riddled 37-14 loss to the Sharks
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The Ireland head coach, Joe Schmidt, conceded the Six Nations title after his side suffered their heaviest defeat by Wales in 34 years
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James Haskell tells Robert Kitson an England Six Nations player’s day ‘is full-on from 7.30am to when you finish stretching at nine at night’
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George North scored a try in each half and Jamie Roberts added one late on as Wales beat Ireland 22-9 in the Six Nations
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George North was in inspired form as Wales claimed a 22-9 win over Ireland, meaning England can win the Six Nations title by beating Scotland on Saturday
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Kurtley Beale says he will return to Australia at the close of Wasps’ season and aims to play for the Wallabies at the 2019 World Cup
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O’Connor, who will front French discipline commission on 29 March, was suspended by Toulon after arrest and charge over cocaine possession
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Owen Farrell, due to start for England against Scotland at inside centre, limped off during training at the squad’s Surrey base on Thursday after a run-in with Eddie Jones’s dog
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The Scotland winger Tim Visser said, ‘England players are not as cocky as they normally are’ and his coach, Vern Cotter, is expected to target England’s scrum at Twickenham
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Mako Vunipola has said envy at the speed of his own recovery has driven the quick return from injury that has his brother Billy in contention for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup match against Scotland
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The Wales coach Rob Howley and Ireland’s Joe Schmidt have both named unchanged teams for Friday’s Six Nations clash against Ireland in Cardiff
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Eddie Jones appears ready to put Billy Vunipola straight back into England’s starting XV for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup match against Scotland
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Scotland’s push for a first Six Nations title takes the mind back to the champions of 1999 with several of this squad also worthy of a British and Irish Lions place
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The super-fit prop Dan Cole has played in all of England’s 17 consecutive victories and considers himself a fair way off his peak
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The Wales defence coach, Shaun Edwards, highlighted the team’s weakness on George North’s right wing, saying: ‘Players didn’t do what they practised in the buildup to the game’
Sportblog Jonathan Joseph’s turnaround matches England’s change of attitude