Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell return to England squad for Ireland challenge

Smith has not featured in this season’s Six Nations following a calf injury, while Mitchell suffered a knee problem before defeat by Scotland

Cunningham-South’s England journey guided by father’s WhatsApp critiques

The Harlequins flanker is shining for England in the Six Nations but still has a harsh judge on the other side of the world to impress

Irrepressible Ireland: five reasons why they are dominating the Six Nations

Andy Farrell’s fearsome side visit England next Saturday in pursuit of the first back-to-back grand slams in the tournament’s six-team era

‘No wholesale changes’ for England before Ireland Six Nations showdown

The England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth says continuity in selection will help make Steve Borthwick’s side more fluent in attack

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to miss England training week to study and take exam

The Exeter winger is in the first year of a medicine degree at Exeter University while Tom Pearson has joined the squad after impressing with England A

Duhan van der Merwe leads emerging trend of rugby’s wonder wings

Thrilling long-range efforts unquestionably enhance the sport’s appeal – there is no better sight in rugby union

England upbeat on Smith and Mitchell fitness before Ireland Six Nations date

The England head coach Steve Borthwick has said fly-half Marcus Smith could be fit to face Ireland in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday week

Ireland’s eyes on title but Farrell wants to see Twickenham improvement

Ireland can seal the Six Nations title with a match to spare with a bonus-point win over England at Twickenham

Townsend angry at being denied players for Scotland Six Nations training camps

Scotland head coach, Gregor Townsend voiced his frustration at being denied English-based players for international training camps

Borthwick demands explanation for England’s ‘hot potato’ collapse

Steve Borthwick will demand answers from his players for the damaging Six Nations defeat in Scotland

France 13-13 Italy: Six Nations – as it happened

Garbisi hits the post from an 80th minute penalty as Italy miss the chance for a first ever win in France.

Italy hit post with last kick as 14-man France cling on for draw in thriller

Paolo Garbisi’s penalty hit the post with the last kick in a thrilling 13-13 draw where France’s Jonathan Danty was sent off for a head-on-head tackle