Former England prop Henry Thomas will make his first Wales start in Friday's Guinness Six Nations opener against France. The ex-Sale and Bath tighthead, who also played French club rugby for Castres and Montpellier, has won four caps as a replacement since switching allegiance to Wales in 2023.

Weather maps have revealed the exact date eight counties across England could be blanketed by snow in the coming days

Ben and Tom Curry will line up in the back row for England when they take on Ireland in their first Six Nations match of the campaign.

The ex-Sale and Bath tighthead has won four caps as a replacement since switching allegiance to Wales in 2023.

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Fin Baxter played a handful of games in England’s 2021 U20 Six Nations side and captained the U20s in the 2022 edition of the tournament. The prop received his first senior call up in May 2024 and has been named in the 2025 Six Nations squad.

UK weather maps show the possibility of snow over Wales and the UK in the coming days. However reports of blizzards and a “wall of snow” appear to be wide of the mark.

The UK is facing another Arctic snow blast where temperatures could drop to -6C and snow clouds cover large parts of the country which is still recovering from storm damage

The UK is set for more icy temperatures later this week where the mercury drops to -5C and there are 13 cities in England and Wales that are predicted to see snow flurries

The Six Nations 2025 rugby tournament will be shown across the BBC and ITV in the United Kingdom. There have been rumours that the Six Nations could be heading to TNT Sports for 2026 onwards – but for now – the rights are being shared by the two public broadcasters on free-to-air television.

Josh Hathaway has said he was always going to pick Wales over England ahead of his first Six Nations in the red jersey. The 21-year-old, who featured off the bench for Gloucester days before Wales' tournament opener against France on Friday night, had previously turned out for England U20s.

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