England 15-32 Ireland: Six Nations player ratings from Twickenham
In spite of England’s defeat Ellis Genge was man of the match, while Hugo Keenan was outstanding for Ireland
Ireland’s Andy Farrell not bothered by favourites tag against England
Andy Farrell does not care a lot whether or not his Ireland side are favourites to beat England on Saturday, and even less about what Eddie Jones has had to say about it
Italy thrashed by Ireland after being forced to play for an hour with 13 men
Ireland romped to a 57-6 victory, Michael Lowry and James Lowe each scoring two tries, against an Italy side who had 13 players for most of the game
Faletau in, Rees-Zammit out as Wales opt for experience against England
Wayne Pivac has left out wing Louis Rees-Zammit and recalled No 8 Taulupe Faletau for Wales’s Six Nations clash against England on Saturday
Farrell rues Sexton blow but puts faith in Carbery to ‘deliver’ against France
Andy Farrell said Joey Carbery is ‘one hell of a player’ and backed Ireland’s replacement No 10 to excel against France
Gregor Townsend backs Scotland to ride out Six Nations storm in England opener
The Scotland head coach believes his team have learnt how to beat England in difficult conditions after their 2021 win at Twickenham
England’s Eddie Jones labels Scotland ‘red-hot favourites’ for Six Nations clash
The England head coach Eddie Jones has labelled Scotland the ‘red-hot’ favourites to win at Murrayfield in Six Nations clash
Six Nations: Pivac urges injury-hit Wales to keep defying the odds against Ireland
Alun Wyn Jones and George North are among those that have been ruled out as Wales begin their title defence in Dublin
England captain Owen Farrell ruled out of entire Six Nations with ‘freak’ injury
Jonny May is also out of the tournament while Eddie Jones rated Jonny Hill ‘touch and go’ to take part in the opener against Scotland
England captain Owen Farrell suffers injury blow in run-up to Six Nations
Owen Farrell has become a doubt for England’s Six Nations campaign after suffering a new injury in training for his club Saracens
Play Six Nations in one country rather than cancel it, says Exeter’s Rob Baxter
Rob Baxter, Exeter’s director of rugby, believes playing this season’s Six Nations in one country has ‘got to be better than cancelling it’
Broadcasters agree deal to keep Six Nations on free-to-air television
The Six Nations Championship is set to remain on free-to-air television after organisers agreed a four-year deal with BBC and ITV to cover the men’s and women’s tournaments
Louis Rees-Zammit and Wales run riot in Italy to keep grand slam in sights
Wales remain on course for the grand slam as Louis Rees-Zammit’s spectacular try lit up their 48-7 thrashing of Italy in the Six Nations
Future of Six Nations on TV sealed ‘in weeks’ after CVC announces £365m deal
A decision on whether the Six Nations will continue to be broadcast on terrestrial TV will be made ‘within weeks’ after confirmation of a five-year investment deal with the private equity firm CVC