Dominant scrums can provide points-scoring opportunities, grind down your opposition physically and provide a massive mental boost to a forward pack in games of rugby. With that in mind, we picked nine of the best scrummagers of the modern era.

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.

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 from Scotland’s comprehensive win over Italy by a score of 52-10 on the last weekend of the 2021 Six Nations.

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.

Italy, since their admission to the Six Nations in 2000, have long been everyone’s second team. However, with results not improving and Georgia looming in the background, do they still deserve a place in the tournament?

The England under-20s class of 2013 won the top prize of the Junior World Championship, with the players achieving varying degrees of success. Tragic tales of early retirements, lawsuits against ex-teammates and a sun cream company CFO meant we found out what they were up to now.

The 2020 Six Nations is in the books as England sealed the title with a convincing win against Italy, Scotland ground out an important win against Wales before Ireland and France played out a thriller. Read our Five Talking Points below.

A hard one to test your memories but can you recall the Six Nations Grand Slam Winning XVs? This is post-2000 when Italy joined the competition with them and Scotland the only teams not to do it.

With his long shaggy hair, fearsome scrummaging ability and wearing his heart on his sleeve, legendary Italy international prop Martin Castrogiovanni remains a fans hero at Leicester Tigers. Look back on his time at Welford Road and how he lit up the Premiership with his rugby skill.

There are 37 players to get, with every nation but France (rather surprisingly) featuring a player in the list.

This is list is only for appearances post-2000 when Italy joined the old Five Nations Championship to make it six.