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Chris Robshaw

Chris Robshaw to captain England for rest of Six Nations

Chris Robshaw will lead England for the rest of the Six Nations after winning his two games as captain  Comments
Nick Easter

Nick Easter agrees new Harlequins deal

Nick Easter has signed a three-year contract that will tie him to Harlequins for the rest of his career  Comments

Mike Ross

Paris bear pit will hold no fears for Ireland, insists Mike Ross

Mike Ross is backing Ireland to rescue their Six Nations campaign in the "bear pit" atmosphere of the Stade de France  Comments

Charlie Hodgson

England's luck is in as Charlie Hodgson leads the charge

Fly-half never gave up on Test career and that spirit is serving the team well  Comments

Chris Robshaw

Changing of the guard sparks fight to be new kings

With England in transition after the World Cup debacle, France and Wales are best placed to challenge for their championship crown  Comments

Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown stays strong after rare bad break

Flanker sees his rehabilitation from unusual injury as a chance to make big impact next season  Comments (1)

Stephen Ferris

Ireland set to discover Stephen Ferris vedict

Ireland will discover this afternoon whether Stephen Ferris is available for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with France  Comments

England

England must smarten up to avoid ugly ending

Stuart Lancaster's men were shoddy at set-pieces against Scotland and will be dragged into a draining battle if they repeat that against the powerful Azzurri  Comments

Danny Care

Stuart Lancaster lays down the law to his 'cheeky chappy'

Stuart Lancaster is a firm believer that rugby players, just like children, need clear boundaries in which to operate, in the knowledge that if they step outside those boundaries they will be punished  Comments

Chris Robshaw

Chris Robshaw to captain unchanged England side against Italy

Chris Robshaw will captain an unchanged England team into Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy in Rome's Stadio Olimpico  Comments

Israel Dagg

How Israel Dagg dodged being the fall guy like Mike Tindall

Israel Dagg has plenty of sympathy for the mess English rugby is in because he believes New Zealand could easily have been in a similar position and he would be the one taking the flak  Comments

Joe Marler

Dave Wilson sidelined after fracturing his jaw

England prop Dave Wilson has been ruled out for at least four weeks after fracturing his jaw, opening the way for uncapped Harlequin Joe Marler to play some part in the Six Nations championship  Comments

Ireland angry with date of rearranged France fixture

Ireland have condemned Six Nations Ltd's decision to stage their rearranged match against France on Sunday, March 4  Comments

Alex Corbisiero

Andy Farrell hails the young guns after they rise to challenge

Coach impressed by the character of Test novices who responded to plea for courage after a poor first-half display  Comments

Tom Palmer

Promising England must capitalise on vital break

Jason Leonard: It speaks volumes for the potential of this England team that they were able to claim a second successive away win in the RBS Six Nations championship  Comments

Owen Farrell

England youngsters can turn on the style in Rome

Jason Leonard: England are a work in progress but having been a member of a highly experienced team that lost to Scotland at Murrayfield in 2000, the significance of their 13-6 win should not be underestimated  Comments

Manu Tuilagi

Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes in contention for Wales clash

Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes are in contention to face Wales at Twickenham on February 25 after being recalled to the England squad by interim coach Stuart Lancaster  Comments

Stuart Lancaster

Primed for battle after soldier's tale

Tom Palmer exclusive: England star on the motivational speech delivered to team  Comments (1)

Greig Laidlow

Greig Laidlaw happy to step in despite the trouble at 10

Dan Parks' sorry exit from the Test stage has given a chance to a Scot whose debut came in a different role  Comments

Charlie Hodgson

The invaders who barely know each other's names

New-look England are underdogs after just 10 days together but, armed with a Saracens trio out to prove a point, hope to stun the Scots  Comments

Dan Parks

Andy Robinson pays tribute to retiring Dan Parks

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson paid tribute to the retiring Dan Parks as he signalled his readiness to turn to a new generation of fly-halves in Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales  Comments

Brad Barritt

Brad Barritt was dreadful but Ben Morgan and Geoff Parling were pitch perfect

Tom Palmer exclusive: England lock recalls how the new boys 'performed' following their exertions on the field in Edinburgh last weekend  Comments

Morgan Parra

Philippe Saint-Andre reverts to tried and tested formula

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has returned to the halfback combination of Morgan Parra and Francois Trinh-Duc that carried the team to their last Six Nations Grand Slam title in 2010 in a bid to subdue Ireland in Paris  Comments


 

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