It was an eventful Saturday of action in the Six Nations as England's dramatic 16-15 victory against Scotland followed Ireland's 27-18 comeback win in Wales. The Red Roses are in contention for the title after regaining the Calcutta Cup at the Allianz Stadium, with Italy vs France to come this afternoon.

Rugby's oldest rivalry resumes on Saturday in the Six Nations, as Scotland heads to London to take on England in this much-anticipated Calcutta Cup clash. The visitors have won the last four encounters in this fixture,

Italy host France as Six Nations third-round weekend draws to an exciting close in Rome today. Les Bleus make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico desperate to bounce back quickly from their shock last-gasp defeat by England at Twickenham a fortnight ago that scuppered their latest Grand Slam hopes and made Ireland strong favourites to win a historic and unprecedented third successive title.

Scotland has surrendered the Calcutta Cup after Finn Russell couldn’t convert their three tries and lost to England 16-15 in dramatic fashion at Twickenham.

England’s players conceded afterwards that they had been caught off-guard by a considered, creative gameplan from their visitors. Test teams that win the try tally three to one seldom lose; Test teams that carry for 459 metres more than their opponents come out on the wrong side of the ledger even more rarely.

Rugby fans have been scathing over the bunker review system after Ireland were allowed to replace Garry Ringrose 20 minutes after his red card. Pundit Jonathan Davies argued the sanction isn't harsh enough for dangerous play, with fans online echoing similar sentiments. READ MORE HERE.