‘Job done’ - Mark McCall celebrates Saracens’ Premiership return

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Lions Tour pen pics: A look at Warren Gatland’s 37-man squad

Party to tour South Africa consists of 16 backs and 21 forwards

What should Gatland do? Our rugby writers pick their Lions squads

It’s nearly decision time for the Lions coach - who should make the South Africa tour?

Max Malins ousts Elliot Daly to make first England start at fullback

Eddie Jones makes three changes for Saturday’s clash against France at Twickenham

Several Saracens players believed to have get-out promotion clause

Shock defeat by Cornish Pirates a sobering start to life for Saracens in the Championship

England turn to George Ford at outhalf for Italy match

Ollie Lawrence out of the 23 altogether with Owen Farrell moving to inside centre

Mako Vunipola set to feature against Italy after long injury lay-off

English prop has been sidelined since November with a calf and achilles injury

Six Nations Miscellany: Portrait of the Artist as a rugby fan

Willie John’s debut; Beirne’s ruck rating; Thomas stars despite Racing exit

Six Nations: England very short-priced favourites to retain their crown

Bookies rate France as second favourites to win with Ireland third most likely winners

Start date for Championship season a concern for Saracens’ English players

England internationals are unlikely to play league rugby before the Six Nations kicks off

Rugby Stats: Blame game at lineout time is on the whole team

What might simply look like a poor throw is more often than not a deeper system failure

Ireland avoid a whitewash but white wall proves a tough nut to crack

England’s brilliant defensive performance secures fourth straight win over Ireland

Maro Itoje: We celebrate key moments for ourselves not the opposition

How Ireland respond to intimidation and contend with bigger pack will be crucial

Gerry Thornley’s Six Nations team of the tournament

Our rugby correspondent looks at the players who impressed in this year’s fractured tournament

Exeter secondrow Jonny Hill named in England team

Eddie Jones has named his XV to face Italy in Saturday’s final round of the Six Nations

Eddie Jones’s England training plans shrouded in doubt over Covid-19 fears

Lewis Ludlam in isolation while doubts linger over other players

Mark McCall glad Saracens ‘could flip a switch and just turn it on’

Saracens’ director of rugby impressed by his frontrow despite lack of preparation

Devastating Leinster defeat has a distinctly Anglo feel to it

In the long run Saracens loss will fuel a relatively young squad in years to come

Saracens deliver the brutal blueprint on how to beat Leinster

Mako Vunipola immense at scrum time as visitors harrass and hound in the back field

Saracens’ emphatic opening salvo enough to keep Leinster at bay

Province leave themselves too much to do as they are dumped out of Champions Cup

Alex Goode unfazed by task of stepping into Owen Farrell’s Saracens shoes

‘It’s a huge game, a huge challenge for us to go over to Ireland as underdogs’

Gerry Thornley: Saracens have targeted Leinster for eight months

Weakened defending champions remain daunting Champions Cup quarter-final opponents

England players accept 25 percent wage reduction

Agreement also deals with international players’ concerns around welfare and rest

Saracens give hint at approach to Leinster tussle in London Irish rout

Mark McCall’s side score six close-range tries in mismatch at the Stoop

The Offload: All eyes turn to testing time in Munster

‘Risky’ rugby hacks sidelined for annual Lansdowne dance; British and Irish Lions

Maro Itoje commits his future to relegated Saracens

He follows the Vunipola brothers, Owen Farrell, Jamie George and Elliot Daly

Gordon D’Arcy: Right now, I’d rather be in the Irish system than anywhere else

Ulster plan ahead with Ian Madigan signing but these are very worrying times for rugby

Peter Dooley aiming for Ireland caps and beyond

The 25-year-old has started 10 of 14 matches for Leinster this season and hopes to kick on

Crowning Glory: Three pivotal Ireland games at Twickenham

Andy Farrell's Ireland travel to the lions’ den on Sunday with the Triple Crown up for grabs

England v Ireland preview: Ireland’s revival to face its sternest test

If Ireland are to win at Twickenham then most likely it will be a white knuckle ride

Six Nations 2020: England v Ireland - England player profiles

John O’Sullivan has a look at Eddie Jones’s side for Sunday’s big clash at Twickenham

England name Jonathan Joseph on the left wing

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

Andy Farrell ticking all the boxes in advance of England showdown

Visits of Bono and O’Connell set to further imbue a sense of unity and purpose in squad

Mako Vunipola to miss Ireland game for family reasons

England have already lost Billy Vunipola to a broken arm

England get back on track against Scotland

Conditions rule out running rugby as England edge arm wrestle at Murrayfield

George Furbank to make surprise England debut against France

Eddie Jones has picked Northampton Saints fullback to start Six Nations opener

14-man Saracens keep Champions Cup hopes alive

Defending champions defy Rhys Carre’s fifth minute red card to edge Ospreys in Swansea

Munster doctor Jamie Kearns handed three week ban for role in Saracens brawl

Kearns alleged to have made comments about Jamie George’s weight sparking melee

Gerry Thornley: Champions Cup packed with usual suspects again

Leinster have qualified after four rounds, turning a potential pool of sharks into a romp

The Offload: Ireland to break the glass ceiling in 2023 - take it as read

Possibilities in new World Cup cycle endless, English Premiership the priority not Europe

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