THE Six Nations looms ever brighter on the horizon with the certainty that the 2018 version will be like no other. For the first time three of the home countries are ranked in the world’s top five.
Scotland’s reward for their enterprise under Gregor Townsend sees them leapfrog South Africa into the top five, two rungs below Ireland, three below England. Despite a third straight home win over the below-average Boks, Wales remain in seventh.
France are down to what must be an all-time low at ninth with Italy standing still at 14th. If the rankings really are a true barometer of fo...