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England & Ireland to both make semis

The final round of games in the Six Nations was a festival of rugby and a truly amazing day. The players all played with a total lack of inhibition, like we used to when we were kids,...

6 Nations Highlights - England vs France

England narrowly fail to claim Six Nations but have hope for World Cup

• England 55-35 France• Six Nations format a winner as England have themselves to blame• Ireland in the groove but England need everyone fit for autumn success• Stuart Lancaster proud of England...

Ireland cautious about their chances of winning the Rugby World Cup this year

So much for one-dimensional Ireland, for they played a game of breathtaking variety. So much for their line-out being a weakness, for they scored four tries off that phase. So much for Paul O'Connell...

Six Nations 2015: England's crazy idealists refuse to be bowed

On a day of thrilling decadence, Six Nations rugby was a Japanese 'Salary Man’ abandoning the corset of office life for a night of whisky-fuelled pogoing. But the next day, the Tokyo clerk returns...

England can still win the Rugby World Cup, insists Stuart Lancaster

Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach, insisted there was still time to transform his side into World Cup champions this year despite his captain, Chris Robshaw, describing the failure to snatch the...

Courtney Lawes lays into another unsuspecting flyhalf, this time Jules Plisson

France number ten Jules Plisson was left wondering who had allowed a runaway bull into Twickenham on Saturday, only to return from a world of pain to realise it was England second row Courtney Lawes who...

England and France's Twickenham thriller not enough in dramatic title chase

England had the advantage of playing third on the final day of the Six Nations, so knew exactly what they needed to edge Ireland to the title - a 26 point winning margin over France. As it was, an epic...

Police investigate homophobic abuse of Nigel Owens after England game

Police are investigating a homophobic tweet sent to referee Nigel Owens after he took charge of England's 55-35 victory over Fance on Saturday. The Welsh official was widely praised for the quality...

Jonny Wilkinson poised for role as England World Cup kicking consultant

Jonny Wilkinson is to be given a role as a kicking consultant with England in the build-up to the World Cup, according to reports in France. Wilkinson, who famously kicked England to their World Cup...