Six Nations: Ben Youngs ruled out for season with knee injury
England will continue their pursuit of a third consecutive Six Nations title without Ben Youngs after the scrum-half was ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury
England up and running in Six Nations with seven-try win in Italy
England got their Six Nations campaign under way with a 46-15 win over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome
Eddie Jones says injury-hit England will ‘hunt down’ Six Nations rivals
Injuries and suspensions have forced England’s head coach, Eddie Jones, to bring a host of new faces into his 35-man squad for their Six Nations opener against Italy
Joe Marler to miss England’s Italy and Wales games after six-week ban
Joe Marler was handed a six-week suspension following a red card in Harlequins’ Premiership defeat at Sale
Maro Itoje will be available for England’s Six Nations title defence
Saracens said Maro Itoje faces a maximum of four more weeks in rehabilitation while Jamie George revealed the club had a clear-the-air meeting after their Clermont defeat
France’s Romain Poite to take charge of final Lions Test in New Zealand
Romain Poite of France will take charge of the final Test between New Zealand and the Lions in July, one of two referees from the country to officiate in the three-Test series
Six Nations: Vunipola brothers gunning for Scotland fuelled by sibling rivalry
Mako Vunipola has said envy at the speed of his own recovery has driven the quick return from injury that has his brother Billy in contention for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup match against Scotland
Wales and Ireland unchanged as Rob Howley keeps faith with George North
The Wales coach Rob Howley and Ireland’s Joe Schmidt have both named unchanged teams for Friday’s Six Nations clash against Ireland in Cardiff
Dan Cole is key to England’s quest for record win against Scotland
The super-fit prop Dan Cole has played in all of England’s 17 consecutive victories and considers himself a fair way off his peak
Rule book will be England captain Dylan Hartley’s new bible after Italy
England kept their Grand Slam defence intact despite a scarefrom Italy over the breakdown rules and captain Dylan Hartley has said he will not get caught out again
Jack Nowell propels England past spirited Italy after first-half scare
Jack Nowell scored two tries as England came back from 10-5 down at half-time against Italy to win 36-15 in the Six Nations match at Twickenham
Johnny Sexton ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener against Scotland
Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener against Scotland after failing to shake off his calf problem
Eddie Jones criticises lack of leaders in England’s Six Nations squad
Eddie Jones has cited England’s lack of leaders as one of the biggest stumbling blocks to winning the 2019 World Cup
France shuffle up back row for England’s Six Nations grand slam tilt
Guy Novès has brought in Bernard Le Roux and Loann Goujon to the France back row to play England at the Stade de France
England weather late fightback to deny Wales and secure triple crown
Wales battled back but were ultimately denied as England ran out 25-21 winners in the Six Nations to keep alive their hopes of a first grand slam since 2003