The role of the inside centre is letting the No 10 flourish is one of the game’s key combinations

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

Caelan Doris, Jimmy O’Brien and Josh van der Flier included on longlist

Forward pass, legitimate jackal and clear lack of evidence all ignored in the end game

Eddie Jones names six uncapped players in training squad as RWC overhaul continues

English champions secure bonus-point win over Cardiff at the Stoop

Munster and Cardiff sides will start on the back foot due to Covid issues

Matches emphasise need to punish serial offenders and retain control of game

Springboks, All Blacks and Wallabies beaten on the same day and Ireland whip Los Pumas

Henry Slade’s passing ability was key to England’s success over South Africa

Saracens player ruled out for between 10 and 12 weeks after suffering injury against Australia

Pearce stayed calm throughout a tense affair but caused confusion around Carbery’s kick

Australian duo up against France’s scrumhalf Dupont and England lock Itoje

Eddie Jones’s side forced to dig deep against Wallabies at Twickenham

Manu Tuilagi has just one test cap on the wing coming against New Zealand in 2014

The intensity brought by New Zealand in Saturday’s Test will be off the Richter scaler

Eddie Jones had stated his intention to start Smith alongside Owen Farrell on Saturday

John O’Sullivan's guide to all the other teams involved in the autumn rugby internationals

If the current pecking order remains, Farrell will need the veteran outhalf for next World Cup

Outhalf was dropped by Eddie Jones from recent England squad

‘It was a good lesson for me in terms of not planning too far ahead’

Warren Gatland's side must find a way to get round the South Africa defence

Alun Wyn Jones calls for improvement as he expects a stronger South African side

Rugby pundit made offensive comments about Harlequins and Lions outhalf

Tourists look set to spend the rest of summer in Cape Town as the Test series looms large

Wales secondrow set for game time off the bench against the Stormers on Saturday

‘It’s probably fluid in terms of 60 or 70 per cent’

There are four Irish players in the starting team, with Robbie Henshaw at inside centre

Finishing the campaign with five successive wins tilts ledger towards positive

‘We’ve just got to go with the flow and react to whatever is thrown at us’

Test debut beckons for Ulster quartet Baloucoune, Hume, O’Toole and Timoney

Former Ireland outhalf lands tricky conversion in final minute to deny Harlequins win

Inaccuracies cost home side a bonus point against a side that had three players sinbinned

Two-time European champions set to start with a win despite lack of Thomond roar

Harlequins led by nine points after back-to-back tries from Elia Elia at Ravenhill

Gloucester outhalf still has work to do to make Eddie Jones’s final squad

Holders France once again strong contenders to win their group and reach semi-final

Despite some injury woes, McNamara’s Six Nations winners remain in confident mood

Court ruling leaves regulator facing £500m bill on lease that runs to 2029

Noel McNamara’s side get Under-20 Six nations campaign off to perfect start