Gerry Thornley’s team of the Six Nations: France lead the way and no England player makes the XV
Player of the tournament; top three tries; best match; plenty of surprises; things to change
England Rugby
Owen Doyle: England right to feel aggrieved by France’s penalty try
Nika Amashukeli did a good job overall in a match with the highest degree of difficulty and intensity
France 48-46 England (FT) as it happened: Last-gasp penalty sees Ireland miss out on Six Nations title
Championship comes down to final game after Ireland win in Dublin
Ireland denied as Ramos wins the Six Nations for France with the last kick of game against England
French win incredible high-scoring contest where an England win would have given Ireland the title
Do Scotland have a genuine chance at breaking their 11-match losing run to Ireland?
The Counter Ruck Podcast
Six Nations team news: France add heft to secondrow for visit of England
Toulouse lock pairing of Emmanuel Meafou and Thibaud Flament to start; Wales unchanged for Italy game
Kit clash farce looms as France set to wear special pale blue shirt against England
Anniversary kit marks 120 years of fixture, with England to wear their traditional white
Gordon D’Arcy: Have Scotland closed the gap on Ireland?
France imploding, England abdicating, Italy enjoying a renaissance – how will it all pan out in this topsy-turvy championship?
England recall Ollie Chessum but keep faith with misfiring backline for France
After record defeat to Ireland, Borthwick made 12 changes but has kept players who were defeated to Italy
Schadenfreude at England’s expense the only guarantee in last weekend of epic Six Nations
France look destined to win the title, but nothing about this championship has been predictable
TV View: At the 33rd time of asking, Azzurri prove patience is indeed a virtue
After Italy’s triumph over England, you’d have been reaching for the Kleenex yourself
Gerry Thornley: Six Nations championship in the balance after pulsating weekend
Ireland set to take on Scotland at Aviva, with victory raising possibility of tournament title
RFU backs Steve Borthwick despite England’s historic Six Nations loss in Italy
Head coach receives backing for summer’s Nations Championship matches but no mention of next year’s World Cup
Italy rule in Rome as they secure historic first victory over England
Azzurri make the most of England’s poor discipline to secure first win over rivals at the 33rd time of asking
Borthwick ought to beware of Italian kiss of death
Defeat to the Azzurri has brought about the end of many head coaches’ tenures
Borthwick ball and Ireland’s defence: Three charts reveal interesting tactical trends from Six Nations
Statistics show how Ireland and other teams are adapting their Six Nations game plan midway through a World Cup cycle
Steve Borthwick wields England axe and makes nine changes to team to play Italy
Head coach also makes three positional switches with only three players starting in positions they played against Ireland
Denis Walsh: Can the nice guys triumph while the wicked ones get their just deserts?
History of sport might suggest otherwise, but decent people do well in golf and elsewhere
Matt Williams: After that win at Twickenham, a few home truths about Ireland
The players overcame the seemingly insurmountable, but supporters need to come back to earth
Conor Murray: The number 10 shirt is Jack Crowley’s for the rest of the Six Nations
Putting 42 points on the Twickenham board silenced the increasing din of negativity around Andy Farrell’s squad
Gordon D’Arcy: England-Ireland clash revealed a glaring difference in coaching styles
Borthwick’s England played like a team drilled to within an inch of their lives while Farrell’s Ireland were trusted to play more on instinct
Ruthless Ireland defying metrics that say they are the worst team in the Six Nations
How Ireland created a new set piece to solve their transition attack woes
Eddie Jones blames Steve Borthwick’s ‘looking ahead’ comments for England slump
Head coach had pointed to potential title decider against France on final day of Six Nations at launch back in January
Uncompromising James Ryan has harder edge to his game but is not an ‘enforcer’
His value lies not just in physical attributes but also his ability to read the game and pick those running lines
Six Nations: Midterm report sees Ireland tick almost every box, and end one particular debate
Ireland have climbed back up the world rankings after beating England but Italy’s tournament could still go either way
Far from denting belief, Garry Ringrose says Paris loss sharpened Ireland’s focus
Leinster centre insists challenge now is to match the standards shown in historic Twickenham win
Ireland v England offered a lesson for World Rugby on tinkering with laws
During their Six Nations loss to Ireland, England’s players were constantly yapping at Frenchman Pierre Brousset
Analysing Ireland’s big win; and a try decision that left Gordon D’Arcy lost for words
The Counter Ruck Podcast
TV View: Watching Stu McCloskey chase down Marcus Smith was a thing of beauty
Twickenham thrashing makes early claim for top sporting moment of 2026
England v Ireland: Jamison Gibson-Park played in preview mode, spotting chances a nanosecond before anyone else
Scrumhalf was the fulcrum of Ireland’s record-breaking Six Nations win at Twickenham
Ireland’s hard-tackling Joe McCarthy showcases skill in the maul
‘I bloody love mauls to be honest, they’re probably my favourite part of the game’
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