Despite a mild-mannered persona, the new England captain has a reputation for playing risk and reward with officials

As England prepare to face Ireland in their opening game of the 2025 Guinness Men’s Six Nations, Maro Itoje prepares for his first game as captain.

England have named Maro Itoje as their captain for the Six Nations - taking on the role from Jamie George - with World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio insisting any skipper must be deserving of a starti

Itoje, 30, has replaced Jamie George as captain heading into this year's Six Nations Championship. Itoje was also named Saracens skipper ahead of this season, and said his leadership approach is to combine leading and serving. "I want to serve the squad, serve the country, serve the staff, serve the fans in the role," Itoje said.

The Six Nations is almost here as rugby’s annual spring spectacular returns with perhaps the most open edition yet.Defending champions Ireland are on the hunt for an unprecedented three-peat, but face a potentially tricky opener against the team that denied them back-to-back grand slams a year ago.

A capsule look at England, France, defending champion Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations, which starts on Friday.

Captain Maro Itoje says England can shrug off their poor recent form and deliver a surprise Six Nations Grand Slam.

Ireland utility forward Tadhg Beirne has highlighted the importance of one of England's key players ahead of their Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Maro Itoje has been named as England captain for the Six Nations as he demands more from his team-mates after a poor year of results in 2024.

Rugby’s greatest championship is set to get underway as Warren Gatland and Fabien Galthie prepare to name their teams for the opener in Paris

Lawrence Dallaglio has told England players an all-expenses trip to Australia is up for grabs as the prize for winning their Six Nations opener in Dublin.

ESPN writers Tom Hamilton and James Regan weigh in on what each team should be aiming for this Six Nations, why they can achieve it, and why they might not.