This summer's rugby tours may have slipped under the radar for many sports fans, not least English folk more concerned with the football, but for rugby lovers in England, Scotland and Wales alike, the tours always have a special significance.

Summary - South Africa and Australia are celebrating after a dramatic final weekend in Paris concluded the 2018 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

The 2018 NatWest 6 Nations tournament could not have had a better or more appropriate conclusion - at least for the Irish.

England may be the favourites for the Six Nations, but could this be the year of a long-awaited Scottish triumph?

Winning the Six Nations may bring the most tangible rewards outside of World Cups, but there is no doubt that the top northern hemisphere teams measure their ultimate strength against their counterparts from the south.