Steve Borthwick content as England’s quiet captain of industry
Martin Johnson's captain keeps a low profile but is admired by coaches and team-mates alike
Animal magic of Richie McCaw offers a lesson to Six Nations players
Shaun Edwards: Test rugby demands men of aggression – but with a sharp mind to keep cool amid the mayhem
Leo Cullen recalled as Ireland lose Donncha O’Callaghan
Leo Cullen has been recalled to the Ireland Six Nations squad to replace the injured Donncha O'Callaghan
Scotland’s Alasdair Dickinson happy to play fast and loose again
Scotland loosehead prop Alasdair Dickinson has said he is glad to be back in his best position against France
Gethin Jenkins pulls out of Wales’ Six Nations opener against England
Wales prop Gethin Jenkins has failed a fitness test so Paul James will face England in the Six Nations
Well-matched teams bring a glorious sense of anticipation to Six Nations
The Breakdown: Eddie Butler looks ahead to a Six Nations weekend where anything could happen
Six Nations: team-by-team guide
Shaun Edwards: A guide to the teams and tactics in this season's Six Nations
Six Nations: Courageous and dignified but Italy remain a work in progress
Five became six a decade ago but the Azzurri's priority will still be avoiding the wooden spoon
Six Nations: Martyn Williams hits road to an unlikely century
The great Wales survivor has a 100th cap in sight but the veteran flanker only has eyes for England, he tells Paul Rees
Six Nations: Le Tinkerman aims for stability
France coach Marc Lièvremont is striving for consistency and quality at France's core, he tells William Fotheringham
Six Nations: ‘Rugby is not what fuels my happiness,’ says Euan Murray
Scotland prop Euan Murray tells Anna Kessel why he refuses to play on Sundays and will not watch their first match
Six Nations: Why Ireland can achieve the almost impossible dream
Robert Kitson: Winning back-to-back grand slams is a remarkably rare feat, but Ireland may just be worth backing to collect a second
Time for players to break their rugby shackles and discard the script
Paul Rees: There is growing alarm that individualism is being lost in an over-coached game where players are too inhibited
Six Nations: England seek escape from six years in the wilderness
Donald McRae: Why has the world's richest rugby nation not won the Six Nations since 2003?
Mathieu Bastareaud back for France determined to repair his damage
The centre makes his comeback against Scotland on Sunday after a drunken scandal that pushed him to the brink of suicide