Nations Championship
Rugby's new world league. The Six Nations sides, the Rugby Championship four, plus Japan and Fiji — home and away across July and November, with a finals weekend in London to crown an actual world champion in between World Cups. The summer tour finally counts for something.
Nations Championship round two gets its first real pulse check
Six back-to-back tests on 11 July give rugby's new international competition a proper Saturday rhythm.
Ireland use Japan week to test the depth chart
Andy Farrell has made nine changes for Ireland's Nations Championship meeting with Japan in Newcastle.
Ireland escape Sydney with a Nations Championship warning
Ireland beat Australia 33-31 in Sydney, but the comeback win came with enough defensive alarms to keep Andy Farrell busy.
Springboks punish England in Johannesburg opener
South Africa beat England 45-21 at Ellis Park, and the first weekend already gave England a tournament problem.
All Blacks edge France in the Nations Championship opener
New Zealand beat France 34-32 in Christchurch, but the first marquee match of the new tournament left as many questions as answers.
The Nations Championship is rugby trying to join the dots
Rugby’s new Nations Championship is designed to make July, November and the global Test calendar feel like one connected story.
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