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New Six Nation rights deal set to kick-off bidding war that could put rugby behind paywall

Speculation mounting that broadcast rights could be bundled with new tournament and sold to highest bidder

DAA: Six Nations charter flights face axe if passenger numbers not raised

Chief executive Kenny Jacobs claims flights may be sent to other airports if limit remains at 32 million

Fears new rugby tournament will kick smaller nations to touch

The Six Nations countries and the big southern hemisphere teams are set to join a new biennial competition – but tier two sides will have to wait until 2030 before getting a chance to take part

The Big Interview: ‘We need to keep upgrading to keep up and we can do that by pooling resources to create a hub of Irish content to stream’ – Paul Farrell, managing director, Virgin Media Television

The loss of most of its Champions League coverage was a blow to Virgin Media Television, but managing director Paul Farrell believes that the company has the best staff and the right commercial mix to help it compete with the streaming giants

Willie O’Reilly: A win-win as TV rivals team up for the Six Nations

The unexpected truce between RTÉ and Virgin may be down to the personalities at the top, but the result is a free-to-air winner for fans

Matt Cooper: Clock is ticking on whether all the Six Nations games will be held in England

With restrictions on attendances in Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and France not wanting any visitors travelling from England at all – playing all the matches in England in full capacity stadiums might seem attractive. But would it be like Cheltenham 2020 all over again, only worse?

Six Nations Rugby appoints Ronan Dunne as chairman

The former Verizon Group chief will oversee commercial and marketing operations for men and women’s rugby in the tournament

The Manifold benefits of being CRH chief executive: €11.2m

Shareholders have been unhappy since 2016 about the generous remuneration of the company’s chief executive Albert Manifold. Last year, his package was €11.2 million – 166 times the average salary of a CRH worker

The Profile: Paul O’Connell

The towering, chieftain-like figure on the pitch is now the Ireland rugby team line-out coach as they struggle to get back into Six Nations contention

Time for Andy Farrell’s Ireland to emerge from Schmidt era

Irish fans hope for a winning start to the Six Nations on Sunday against Wales, and also for a fresh and clear identity for the team to take shape under the head coach