Today's rugby headlines as leading Springbok says joining Six Nations would suit South Africa and under-fire Jones compared to Gatland

Here are your rugby morning headlines for Wednesday March 23.

Pieter-Steph du Toit is the first South African player to publicly comment on the prospect of the Springboks joining the Six Nations.

It has been reported that South Africa could switch from the Rugby Championship to the Six Nations from 2025, a mooted plan which has been met with mixed reviews. The talk isn't going away despite Italy finally ending their barren run by beating Wales.

And Du Toit, one of the Springboks' leading players, has opened up on the idea, saying the time factor would suit South Africa.

"My personal opinion is it would be sad to leave the Rugby Championship and not play against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina," the back-row, who was the 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year, told the Daily Mail.

"But I guess there also comes a stage where you have to move on."

Du Toit said he wasn't sure if this was 'the right time' but pointed out there were advantages to South Africa joining the Six Nations. He says switching to the northern hemisphere tournament would be beneficial in terms of travel and time difference, with South Africa just two hours in front.

"There are definitely pros and cons in terms of moving from the Rugby Championship. Everything changes and you just have to adapt to it," he went on.

"As players we struggle to sleep when we go to New Zealand and Australia and it's the same for them when they come to South Africa. It plays a massive role. It might be a bit easier going north with the travelling. I think that would definitely be one of the positives and would definitely make it a lot better in terms of preparation."

Nigel Owens expects under-fire England boss Eddie Jones to bounce back just like Warren Gatland did