The Rugby World Cup is back! To get you in the mood, try to name the England lineups for all their opening games in the tournament from 1987 right through to 2023.

Former Leicester Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick has taken over from Eddie Jones as the England main man. However, can you name the team from Borthwick’s debut against France in the 2001 Six Nations?

Eddie Jones has been sacked today (December 6) from his role as head coach of England. Although his reign ended poorly, it began brilliantly with 17 straight wins. Can you name the first 23-man squad he chose for his debut match during the 2016 Six Nations against Scotland?

The 2022 Six Nations was a brilliant tournament with fantastic scores and matches across the board. Test your memory with our stats based quiz as France and Antoine DuPont lifted the title.

Many top international rugby players have earned dozens of appearances with their national sides but never won a British & Irish Lions Test cap. Can you name the top appearance makers never to win a Lions Test cap in our 15-minute rugby quiz?

There were 50 British and Irish Lions players in the squad for the 2005 Lions tour of New Zealand, which saw the visitors thumped by the All Blacks. But can you name all of them in ten minutes in our rugby quiz?

The 2021 British and Irish Lions tour against South Africa is here. With the squad announced this week, here are five selection issues head coach Warren Gatland must mull over as he names his team to play the Springboks.

From O’Driscoll to Barrett and Wilkinson to Japan, rugby has as it has evolved seen numerous moments where the torch carried by one generation has been handed down to another to bear.

There were 46 British and Irish Lions players in the squad for the 2013 tour of Australia, which saw the visitors secure a fantastic 2-1 victory against the mighty Wallabies. But can you name all of them in just five minutes?

We still don’t have a winner of the 2021 Six Nations. France produced the most brilliant of finishes to break Welsh hearts in Paris while Scotland demolished Italy in Edinburgh to leave the Azzurri without a win in the tournament in six years. Electric Ireland put England to the sword in Dublin to leave them a dreadful fifth in the table. Here are our key talking points from the action.

The Flanker rates the players on both sides after Ireland’s 32-18 victory over England in Dublin to close out both their 2021 Six Nations campaigns.

Round 4 of the 2021 Six Nations was one for the ages in these COVID-19 affected times. Wales kicked off the festival of rugby by trouncing Italy, England and France then played out an epic at Twickenham before Ireland squeezed past Scotland at Murrayfield. Read our talking points from the weekend below.

Have all you Six Nations rugby fans got your breath back? England in Cardiff is always a niggly affair but the 2021 edition was off the charts as the Red Rose went down to a resurgent Wales in controversial circumstances. Ireland dispatched Italy in Rome while we mourned the postponement of Scotland against France in Paris due to COVID-19 positive results. Read our talking points from the weekend below.

Six Nations 2021 continues as Wales narrowly beat 14-man Scotland and England got back to winning ways by thrashing a stubborn Italy at Twickenham. Title favourites France held on for a crucial win in Dublin as Ireland push them all the way. Read our Six Talking Points from the weekend’s action.

Six Nations 2021 is underway to a roaring start as Scotland stun England at Twickenham and Wales edge out a dogged Ireland. France also look ominous as they batter Italy to get their title tilt underway. Read our Six Talking Points from the weekend’s action.

The Six Nations 2021 is almost here - but who is going to claim glory this year? Will England stay on top? Will France topple their old enemies? Will Ireland or Scotland make a charge? We are about to find out.

For all you rugby anoraks out there, below is a quiz to get the juices flowing. We want you to name the top try scorer, points scorer and appearance maker for the Six Nations teams along with the Springboks, All Blacks and Wallabies.

Last December, World Rugby announced their Team of the Decade and it is fair to say not every rugby fan agreed.

The Flanker went through the XV and made our own changes where needed.

With the draw for Rugby World Cup 2023 in the books, England fans are already looking forward to their next chance to claim the title that eluded them in Japan in 2019. The Flanker has got out the crystal balls to see who will be running out in the tournament opener in three years' time.

As Dan Leo’s powerful documentary ‘Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal and Pacific Rugby’ takes the game by storm, the issue of World Rugby’s outdated eligibility rules has never been more important. The Flanker examines why the rules need to be updated and how it can benefit the game of rugby across the world.