Wales welcome back Lee Byrne but face England without Matthew Rees

Warren Gatland's relief at having Lee Byrne available to face England was tempered by the loss of Matthew Rees

Mathew Tait to start for England in Six Nations against Wales

The Sale centre said he was delighted to be making his first Six Nations home start in his favoured position of outside centre

The Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara was named in Ireland's side to play Italy at Croke Park after his Leinster counterpart withdrew

The Ospreys full-back who entered the field as an extra player against Leicester had his subsequent ban overturned on appeal

Eddie Butler: Wales could benefit from Martin Johnson's plan for more expansive rugby in England's Six Nations opener

Interview: In the wake of his Argentina nightmare, the England back has set his sights on redemption on the wing against Wales

The manager has a chance to set the tone for the style his England play for well beyond this championship

Wales are unhappy Lee Byrne is set to miss their Six Nations opener against England over a misdemeanour he committed playing for Ospreys

The Leinster player is the man in possession, says Eddie Butler, but the Munster fly-half has resurrected his career after a Lions disaster

Eddie Butler: Brian O'Driscoll's men are good for a repeat, if not undefeated, but France, England, Wales and Scotland are on their tail

The England manager hates high-risk open rugby

Brian Smith believes England are finally ready to play with freedom, he tells Robert Kitson

The Ospreys full-back has been ruled out of the Six Nations kick-off after entering the field against Leicester without the referee's permission

Shaun Edwards: Players used to have only a couple of days together before internationals – now we have two weeks

The Wales full-back on whether aliens exist, voting for David Cameron and the perils of Tweeting that little bit too much