The 6 Nations champions arrive in London making only one change. Ireland are in a good place and will go into the game as heavy favourites to hand England their third loss on the bounce, the hosts’ worst record since 2006. England have lacked any quick ball during this tournament and their ability to break down opposition defences has been …

Eddie Jones is a rugby ‘tinkerer’, always fiddling with selection and trying to find the smallest of differences in his team through adaptation and slight changes in selection. It fits with his style and keeps all of the players honest and has helped create the environment within the England camp that has served them so well. He’s at pains to …

Mention Mathieu Bastareaud to anyone and one of the first comments you would get would relate to his size. He gets so much stick for his appearance that it’s pretty easy to glaze over how good he can be. Friday night in Marseille was a clear case in point. He has just come back from a ban for comments made …

Tom May dissects where the focus lies with the forwards ahead of Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown at Murrayfield.

Tom May looks at the battle of the back lines of both Scotland and England ahead of Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.

England find themselves second in the Natwest 6 Nations table behind Ireland who lead on points difference. I’ve watched both of England’s opening two fixtures and we have seen a side that has shown they can win an open game like the one in Rome but also in a tense, arm wrestle like the weekend just gone in a wet and …