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Eddie Jones seeks to put the pressure onto Ireland
England coach plays down his side’s chances as they bid for third Championship in a row
Exeter score at the death to end Saracens’ double hopes
Simmonds crosses in the 80th minute to end European champions’ domestic campaign
Conor O’Shea makes four changes as Italy bid to avoid wooden spoon
Scottish-born lock George Biagi brought into starting XV for Murrayfield finale
2017 Six Nations Round Three: The team of the week
Six Irishmen, four Scots, two Welsh, two English and an Italian make up this week’s XV
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
Italy make four changes for daunting trip to Twickenham
Conor O’Shea makes three changes in his backline for game against England
Conor O’Shea hopes Italy can build on recent win over South Africa
Irish head coach knows team will have to impose themselves on Wales for 80 minutes
Conor O’Shea keeps 10 of side that beat Springboks for Wales game
Edoardo Gori returns at scrumhalf for clash in Rome; Maxime Mbanda makes debut in backrow
Dream double for Saracens as they secure English Premiership
Hold off Exeter Chiefs to add domestic glory to their Champions Cup success
Martin Castrogiovanni returns to Italy frontrow for Wales game
Tommaso Allan back at outhalf after stint out with injury
Real pressure on Ireland to deliver a victory over Italy
Six Nations: Joe Schmidt’s men need to end a frustrating sequence of results
Six Nations: Padovani to make full debut against Ireland
Outhalf selected ahead of Kelly Haimona for Saturday’s match in Dublin
Fit again Jared Payne happy to fill in at centre or 15
Ulster man was impressed with Stuart McCloskey and Robbie Henshaw partnership
Greig Laidlaw calls on Scotland to change the tune
Italy know they have to work hard if they want to bounce back after loss to England
No sign of revolution as France scrape past Italy
A Sergio Parisse inspired Italy push Les Bleus to the death in Six Nations opener in Paris
Exeter reach Champions Cup quarters after sensational Pool Two finish
Clermont turn down easy late penalty against Bordeaux and miss out by a point
Backs now putting their best foot forward for Italy
Traditional national game based upon a strong pack is undergoing a transformation
Scotland overwhelm Italy with six-try haul in World Cup warm-up
Sean Lamont and Tim Visser score two tries each in convincing victory
Scotland impress against Italy at second time of asking
Vern Cotter’s side much more convincing in second World Cup warm-up against Azzurri
Liam Toland: Ireland’s win good but may not be enough
Tournament could be decided by who earns biggest win over weakest side
Old familiar faces with a sprinkling of new the likely recipe for Italian coach Jacques Brunel
Search for the right balance and an improvement in offensive efficiency a must for Italy
Connacht hang tough in Treviso
Three Craig Ronaldson penalties enough to secure victory against Treviso
Leinster aiming to for a home semi-final
Irish province keen to bounce back from a run of two successive defeats by defeating Benetton Treviso
Munster see off Treviso to move back into second spot
Tries from Keith Earls and James Downey in scrappy Thomond Park clash
Sluggish Wales fail to impress against Italy
Defending Six Nations champions struggle to impose themselves against Italy in Cardiff
Italy hand debut to winger Esposito for Wales game
Long injury list forces Jacques Brunel to make changes
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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