England

McWilliams focused on new campaign as Ireland prepare for fresh start

New coach accentuating the positive as Six Nations kick-off looms

Root frustrated as Brathwaite’s heroics deny England victory

West Indies captain happy to share the spoils and protect proud record on home soil

Six Nations: It’s sink or swim for England as France prepare to sail home

Paris punishment may follow Murrayfield misery and Twickenham tribulations

Gerry Thornley: Sexton and Ireland still intent on expansive strategy

Despite some missed opportunities at Twickenham, captain insists Farrell’s men will try to perfect potent offloading game

Six Nations: Will fixing Ireland’s scrum be as easy as changing a tyre?

It was a weakness against England last week, but hooker Rob Herring is not panicking

Gordon D’Arcy: the red card ruined the match . . . What about the player's head?

Ewels was upright, clumsy and ran risk of a head collision in trying to stop offload

Ireland U-20s gunning for the Grand Slam after five-try win over England

Richie Murphy’s charges looking forward to going for glory against Scotland at home

Six Nations: England at Twickenham is more than a title eliminator

Gerry Thornley previews Saturday’s match: TV details, team news and prediction

Scotland keen to express themselves and get the result in Italy

Ali Price hoping Scotland can ignite in their closing two games of the tournament

Ireland braced for tough assignment as they seek fourth successive win

Head coach Murphy makes a couple of changes to the team that beat Italy for England test

Jones believes England are on the cusp of a big display

England’s bullish coach promises his side will harry Ireland at every opportunity

Andy Farrell likely to revert to tried and trusted for heavyweight clash

Sexton, Keenan, Aki and Conway set to be among half-dozen changes for Twickenham test

Gordon D’Arcy: Even if Ireland are excellent, a win at Twickenham will be tough

A fast start and scoring early is our best chance of beating England

James Ryan and Ireland well aware of what England will bring at Twickenham

Secondrow looking forward to pitting his wits against England talisman Maro Itoje

England hope to have Curry and Dombrandt available for Ireland clash

Marler reports extra edge to England in training in anticipation of ‘ding-dong’ battle

Paul O’Connell’s experience still vital ahead of Twickenham test

Forwards coach imparting wisdom from his own decent record at home of English rugby

England facing a ‘step up’ in Ireland clash: Richard Cockerill

Forwards coach believes set-piece will be the winning and losing of the game in Twickenham

Gordon D’Arcy: It is a fair question to ask now if rugby in Italy is sustainable

Italy’s presence should not be guaranteed if they cannot be competitive

England should still have enough to win even without Tuilagi

Jones’s team have the individual talent – they just need to plug it all into the mains

Manu Tuilagi’s influence on both sides of the ball a big boost on his England return

Centre set to play his first Six Nations game in almost two years against Wales in Cardiff

Eddie Jones hoping to unleash power of Tuilagi and Lawes in Welsh clash

England coach to assess if Tuilagi is fit enough to step up after appearing for Sale

Finn Russell key to guiding settled, ambitious Scotland to victory

Scots bid to record successive Six Nations wins over England for the first time in 38 years

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