Bundee Aki to lead the Barbarians against England

Ireland centre will lead a side including Charles Piutau and Greig Laidlaw

Declan Kidney plays down impact after London Irish hammer Harlequins

‘We might have had a lot of luck today . . . but we took our opportunities’

Eddie Jones gone ‘from saviour to busted flush’

British media reaction to Ireland’s Grand Slam win points to bigger ambitions in 2019

Ireland’s Grand ambition realised against England

History made as Joe Schmidt’s Green Machine secure Grand Slam at Twickenham

Twickenham: the best place to win, but worst place to lose

Ahead of today’s showdown, we look at Ireland’s nine Six Nations games at the stadium

Eddie Jones attempts to put ‘scummy Irish’ slur to bed

Coach insists England can bounce back and overcome ‘test of mentality’ against Ireland

Eddie Jones struggles to put out the flames of video comments

England coach concedes that he will have to consider his public utterances in the future

History and rugby immortality beckon Joe Schmidt’s champions

Victory at Twickenham would see Ireland emulate Grand Slam teams of 1948 and 2009

England just thinking big but they need a new Neil Back

With opensides there has to be a leader of the pack to encourage others to follow

England and Scotland told to explain tunnel bust-up

Owen Farrell was involved in a fracas before the Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield

England against Wales could be a tale of fire and ice

Contrasting styles and philosophies promise intriguing clash at Twickenham

England’s Jonathan Joseph replaces Ben Te’o to face Wales

A second change will see Danny Care become England’s most capped scrum-half

England bring in Wigglesworth to replace Youngs

Youngs sustained knee ligament injury during win over Italy on Sunday

England hold off rejuvenated Italy before going for the throat

Anthony Watson’s early try sets the tone in Rome but O’Shea has plenty to work with

La Rochelle top Pool One after grinding past Harlequins

Top 14 side will play Scarlets away in the last-eight after failing to get bonus point

Harlequins do Ulster a huge favour as Wasps collapse

Remarkable comeback effectively ends Wasps campaign ahead of Ulster match

Gerry Thornley: Provinces should be wary of historic turnarounds

Champions Cup losers have revenge as motive not to lose return leg

Ulster grind it out at a snowy Stoop to see off Harlequins

Les Kiss’s side claim priceless victory away from home to keep European dream alive

Eddie Jones leaves Dylan Hartley out for first time in his tenure

George Ford and Chris Robshaw have been named as co-captains for Samoa match

Jones likens Danny Care to Alexis Sanchez after stellar performance

Player was involved in three tries in the final 10 minutes after coming off the bench

Gerry Thornley’s Champions Cup pool-by-pool guide

Remorseless Saracens remain the team to beat but Leinster look equipped for long haul

Ben Youngs withdraws from Lions squad for family reasons

The wife of Youngs’ brother Tom, who is also a Leicester player, has terminal cancer

Luke McGrath seizes his chance to become Leinster’s No 9

Young scrumhalf excited by the chance to pit his wits against Clermont’s Morgan Parra

Heroic Ireland halt England’s chariot one win short of history

Eddie Jones’s side miss out on back-to-back Grand Slams and world record 19th win

Maro Itoje promises to be Ireland’s worst nightmare

England prodigy is captain-material and will seek to tick off Dublin on way to greatness

Gerry Thornley: Joe Schmidt rallies troops for last stand

Coach believes players will step up against rampant England in Six Nations finale

Billy Vunipola: 'We know the Irish are going to come at us, know it for a fact'

Eddie Jones’s side look unstoppable with their potent mixture of power, pace and skill

Eddie Jones: Ireland will be keen to spoil England party

England coach starts psychological war as they seek back-to-back Grand Slams

Rhys Webb v Conor Murray: The battle of the number nines

The two main Lions scrumhalf hopes face off at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night

World Rugby give backing to referee Romain Poite

Judged to have officiated correctly in face of Italy’s refusal to form rucks against England

England forced to dig deep before breaking defiant Italy late on

Conor O’Shea’s side took half-time lead at Twickenham before being pegged back

Former Leinster centre Ben Te’o makes his first England start

Eddie Jones: ‘The boys are really on song, we have had great competition for places’

England to start Tom Wood against South Africa

Eddie Jones determined to ensure his side do not take a backward step at Twickenham

England hold off France to secure first Grand Slam since 2003

Eddie Jones’s tenure begins with the ultimate prize after a tense but fruitful night in Paris

Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland must win last two games by any means necessary

There are plenty of positives to take from the Six Nations as the squad grows and learns

Gerry Thornley: England’s power wears down brave Ireland

Eddie Jones’s side remain on course for Grand Slam after bruising win at Twickenham

Eddie Jones retains same 23-man squad for Ireland game

England boss sticks with group who beat Scotland and Italy in opening fixtures

Eddie Jones demands his charges to be ruthless in Rome

England coach names six forwards on bench as he eyes convincing victory over Italy

Danny Care and Joe Marler start for England against Scotland

Dylan Hartley leads Eddie Jones’s side as they look to retain the Calcutta Cup

JJ Hanrahan holds nerve to secure points for Saints

Former Munster back kicks late penalty as Northampton edge contest with Bath

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