Marcus Smith’s drop goal denies Ireland Six Nations title as England win thriller
A late drop goal from Marcus Smith gave England a 23-22 victory against Ireland in the Six Nations, a result that ended the visitors’ grand slam hopes
Varney stuns Scotland as Italy end home winless streak in Six Nations thriller
Italy claimed a first home Six Nations win in 11 years with a thrilling 31-29 victory over Scotland
Winds of change see Wales and France blown off course in Six Nations
Both teams ring the changes to find victory as Dafydd Jenkins joins the back row and Les Bleus start Thomas Ramos at fly-half
England have ability to match Ireland if Borthwick can unlock their potential
Coach must find way to prevent players from going into their shells and reverting to old habits when they pull on an England shirt
England must stop cohesive Ireland at source or pay the price
Steve Borthwick’s side have the potential to upset their all-conquering opponents but must cut out the errors
Jamie George calls on England to ‘defend our home’ in Ireland clash
Ireland head to Twickenham as red-hot favourites knowing a bonus-point win would secure the Six Nations title
Andy Farrell: tactician, analyst, leader … and the master at bouncing back
The Six Nations have been a testament to the Ireland head coach’s man-management skills and his understanding of how to help his players handle defeat
Steve Borthwick’s England feel ‘weight’ of shirt before tough Ireland test
Steve Borthwick suggested inconsistent team selections during Eddie Jones’s reign were a contributing factor to England’s malaise
England hope ‘Super Manny’ can help break cycle of underachievement
Borthwick trusts Exeter wing Feyi-Waboso against Ireland on Saturday in the belief he will not follow others who shone all too briefly
‘I couldn’t tell you what we are:’ England’s search for identity goes on
Steve Borthwick changes his plan for every game but that leaves him open to charges of being overreliant on data
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso set for first England start against Ireland
Alex Mitchell and George Martin were also in line for the Six Nations match while George Ford would keep his place at fly-half with Marcus Smith fit again
Beautiful days: six famous Ireland wins against England at Twickenham
From the ‘mad octopus’ to the prawn sandwich brigade, some of Ireland’s best wins on English soil remembered
Marcus Smith’s ‘bounce’ in England training excites Kevin Sinfield
Marcus Smith has been praised for bringing his trademark “bounce” back to England Six Nations training by the defensive coach Kevin Sinfield
Picking an England XV that can trouble Ireland in Six Nations clash
There is an England team capable of competing at Twickenham but Steve Borthwick needs to put it together
Danny Care’s England contribution praised as century of caps looms
Richard Wigglesworth saluted a player he said is ‘great to coach’ with scrum-half Danny Care potentially becoming the sixth England man to reach 100 caps on Saturday