England name Jonathan Joseph on the left wing

Injury to George Furbank forces England to reshuffle back three for Sunday’s clash

2019-20 Champions Cup pool-by-pool guide

Gavin Cummiskey looks at the contenders ahead of the first round of Champions Cup games

Eddie Jones showing his strongest hand against Argentina

Mako Vunipola and Jack Nowell both set to make their comebacks from the bench

Eddie Jones: England will have the edge in Japanese humidity

Temperatures regularly top 30 degrees, humidity level climbs above 60 per cent daily

Where’s Chester? Another Springboks ’95 legend passes away

The Offload: Sam Warburton fears a death on TV; Makazole Mapimpi’s ‘RIP Nene’ protest

Eddie Jones and England have reasons to be quietly confident

Australian likely to experiment with personnel and strategy for the visit of Ireland

England reveal their Rugby World Cup 31-man squad

Ben Te’o has lost out to Piers Francis among the four centres bound for Japan 2019

Ben Te’o left out of England squad for Wales warm-up

Mike Brown and Ben Spencer also left out of 33-man squad for first warm-up match

Danny Cipriani added to England’s squad for World Cup training camp

Gloucester outhalf still has work to do to make Eddie Jones’s final squad

Ford denies Scotland famous comeback win

England sub rescues a draw for England after Scotland fought back from 31-0 down

Rugby stats: sequence of fixtures has let Wales rotate and build

Coaches are juggling between being competitive in the Six Nations and planning for Japan

Jack Nowell named in England team to take on Wales

He takes the place of the injured Chris Ashton for Six Nations visit to Cardiff

England’s ruthless side on show as they crush their victims

Owen Farrell and his gang of enforcers are beginning to look like real world-beaters

Ashton’s perseverance and eye for a try convinces Jones to give him a chance

Back’s recent form has earned him his first start in the Six Nations since 2013

France up against it as primed England await in the storm

Eddie Jones’s side will be out to prove their victory over Ireland was no fluke

Size still matters as English brawn prevails

Ample evidence of just what a power game England are capable of producing at the World Cup

Chastened Ireland emphatically put back in their box

England dominate key gain-line contest as Ireland’s go-to carriers stopped in their tracks

Ireland 20 England 32: England player ratings

John O’Sullivan ranks the visitors after their impressive performance at the Aviva

Ireland’s hopes slain as Slade and England secure bonus-point win

England started with an early try and never relented against an out-of-sorts Ireland

Remorseless Ireland have the smarts to manipulate England’s defence

Visitors bring heavyweight pack with lots of ballast, a mix of brute force and creativity

Six Nations 2019: England player profiles

Patrick Madden looks at the England side looking to derail Ireland

Six Nations: Ireland v England - all you need to know

Ireland begin the defence of their Six Nations crown against the old enemy at the Aviva

Six Nations: Schmidt backs ‘solutions man’ Henshaw to make the switch

Ireland head coach admits he has one eye on World Cup with fullback selection

Tuilagi to start for England as Jones names team for Dublin

England centre will make his first Six Nations start in six years against Ireland this weekend

Munster in good shape for another crucial Thomond showdown

O’Mahony’s return the ideal boost as Exeter attempt to storm the Limerick citadel

Jean Kleyn: Munster expect ‘80 minutes of hell’ against Exeter

Secondrow says partnership with Tadhg Beirne is flourishing ahead of showdown

Scannell ready for Exeter's attacking threat in shootout

‘We’re under no illusions as to what waits for us on Saturday,’ admits Munster centre

Exeter set up all or nothing showdown with Munster

English side need to win at Thomond Park next weekend if they are to progress

Exeter keep qualification hopes alive ahead of Munster clash

Premiership leaders will need to win in Thomond Park next Saturday to advance

Champions Cup: Montpellier seek to clip Falcons’ wings

Leicester Tigers look to pounce on injury-hit Scarlets; Toulon brace for Edinburgh

England’s Joe Cokanasiga a Six Nations doubt after tearing knee ligament

Winger suffered medial ligament injury during Champions Cup defeat to Leinster

Rugby previews: Wasps likely to prove a tough test for Toulouse

English Premiership team boast a proud home record against Top 14 opposition

Late call by Jones on whether to play Tuilagi against Australia

England head coach is willing to be patient with Tuilagi in order to get him right for next year’s World Cup

Eddie Jones drops Mike Brown from England squad for first time

Harlequins full-back will play no part against South Africa after being left out of the 25

Munster can learn from Leinster blueprint against Chiefs

Starving high-flying Exeter of possession will be a key objective in Sandy Park showdown

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

Confident Dan Leavy taking eventful campaign in his stride

Grand Slam showdown will be young flanker’s first visit to fortress Twickenham

England XV suggests a borrow from Warren Gatland’s playbook

This is as close as Eddie Jones has strayed to radical change since he took over role

England hit by injury crisis in advance of France clash

Captain Dylan Hartley likely to miss out along with Sam Underhill and Jack Nowell

Dylan Hartley a doubt for England’s crunch France clash

Jack Nowell and Sam Underhill have both been ruled out of Saturday’s trip to Paris

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