Welsh injury crisis delays squad selection for England visit

Wales have been forced to delay their team selection for the Six Nations encounter against England this weekend after being rocked by injuries

The worst ever Six Nations match and the weekend of the brotherhood

Eddie Butler: Anything veering towards the positive in England v Italy was buried beneath an avalanche of the laboured and clumsy

The prop Geoff Cross and the wing Simon Webster are Scotland's biggest causes for concern ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match with France

Robert Kitson: Martin Johnson must abandon his safety-first approach if the national team are to flourish

Shane Williams faces a fight to be fit for Saturday's match at the Millennium Stadium after suffering an ankle injury

Jon Henderson: Only Mark Cueto was open enough to accept that England must improve 'everywhere' if they are to beat Wales

James Haskell:England must stop giving away easy penalties if we want to succeed against Wales

Coach hopes it is a new dawn, not a false one, for Irish rugby

England can only hope Wales will be over-confident next weekend after an unconvincing show against Italy

Richard Williams: Wales show every sign of building on last year's Six Nations success

Wales launched an impressive defence to their title in defeating a poor Scotland at Murrayfield

Title holders Wales got off to a flyer against Scotland but will face a sterner test in Paris

Wales began their defence of their Six Nations crown with an emphatic 26-13 victory against Scotland at Murrayfield

Ryan Jones, the Wales captain, is out of this afternoon's Six Nations match against Scotland after suffering a calf strain on Friday