English quintet face uphill task at business end of Champions Cup
Heavy defeats during the pool stage suggest Premiership teams lack the power of the best French and Irish sides
All change for England: Borthwick plots full-back role for talisman Marcus Smith
Under-pressure head coach is pondering big changes for the Six Nations campaign after a disappointing autumn
Maro Itoje’s promotion an admission of England’s urgent need for fresh impetus
The captaincy is due reward for a fine player – but for Steve Borthwick, it comes with one or two risks attached
Borthwick backs ‘world-class’ Itoje as England captain after stripping George
Maro Itoje will lead England into the Six Nations after Steve Borthwick made the radical decision to ditch a ‘disappointed’ Jamie George as captain
Warren Gatland still up for Wales test as Mee and Edwards receive Six Nations call-ups
Warren Gatland insists he is still up for the challenge of reviving Welsh rugby fortunes after naming his squad for the Six Nations
Europe is testing ground as Borthwick looks for Six Nations winning blend
With Alex Mitchell back at scrum-half, England could turn their opener in Dublin into the start of a successful campaign
England’s Feyi-Waboso in dilemma over surgery for sake of Lions ambitions
England’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is still in two minds about undergoing a shoulder operation that could affect his chances of representing the British & Irish Lions this year
Feyi-Waboso injury leaves Borthwick’s England short of options for Six Nations
England are set to go into the Six Nations short of options in the back three with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Furbank and Ollie Sleightholme all injured
Wales captain Dewi Lake a major doubt for Six Nations after biceps surgery
The hooker is expected to be out for up to 12 weeks and the news leaves Warren Gatland with a selection dilemma in the front row
First Nations Championship rugby finals to be hosted in London then Qatar
London is set to be the first host of finals in the Rugby Nations Championship in 2026
Six Nations considers Saturday-only revamp to boost rugby’s pulling power
All future men’s Six Nations fixtures could be staged on Saturdays as rugby union officials seek to enhance the championship’s pulling power.
Six Nations 2024 awards: our writers on their highlights of the tournament
From Marcus Smith’s drop goal to Wales’s doomed heroics, here are our picks for best moment, match and more
Ireland ready themselves for South Africa as Scotland rue near misses
After a successful Six Nations Peter O’Mahony’s men will now face the sternest test of all against the world champions
‘I feel like a different player’: George Ford hails England’s new approach
Performance against France leads to new belief that Steve Borthwick’s men have turned a corner with attacking tactics
George North insists Warren Gatland is still right fit for wooden-spoon Wales
George North has backed Warren Gatland to revive Wales’s fortunes despite a first winless Six Nations since 2003