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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Patrick Madden looks at the England side looking to derail Ireland

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

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

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

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

Secondrow says partnership with Tadhg Beirne is flourishing ahead of showdown

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

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

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

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

Winger suffered medial ligament injury during Champions Cup defeat to Leinster

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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