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‘I know how to kick’: Owen Farrell eager to improve Six Nations form as Marcus Smith preferred to George Ford
Steve Borthwick has selected Farrell and Smith as his fly-half options for England's game against France on Saturday with Ford returning to Sale → Read More
Welsh rugby has become such 'a laughing stock' that even a Six Nations victory over England will not fix it
Captain Ken Owens says Wales have to work 'collaboratively' to fix the deep issues facing the WRU, even if this weekend's focus is solely on beating England in the Six Nations → Read More
What Steve Borthwick got wrong
Borthwick was always going to be up against it as England's lack of preparation time under their new head coach showed → Read More
Steve Borthwick is no longer just the ‘line-out professor’ – he is England’s meticulous leader
The overriding theme is that Borthwick gets it: he knows what playing for England means, for better and worse → Read More
Netflix’s Six Nations documentary not welcomed by players, who fear ‘people could play up to the camera’
England prop Ellis Genge is among those who have aired their reservations about the show, which will follow the mould of Drive to Survive in F1 and Break Point in tennis → Read More
Concussion, sexism and scandal – Inside the week when rugby threatened to implode
The controversy surrounding the new tackling laws, together with sexism allegations in Welsh rugby and legal issues in France has made for a disastrous six days for the sport → Read More
Sam Skinner: 'Salary cap was only one reason for leaving Exeter, the URC is a tougher league'
Skinner talks to Hugh Godwin about his switch in allegiance, the tough decision to quit Exeter, and why the URC is a harder league to win than the Premiership → Read More
Steve Borthwick’s form-led England Six Nations squad lays bare the contrasts to Eddie Jones
Borthwick phoned all 36 players to confirm their inclusion, with the England head coach fixed firmly on the present and not the World Cup → Read More
Rugby news: Borthwick picks 45 England players, old Saracens, new tricks and full Joe Marler audio revealed
The biggest talking points from across the rugby world this weekend → Read More
Owen Farrell over Marcus Smith and a return for Dan Cole – how England could line up under Steve Borthwick
The former Leicester coach may well look to build this England team in the image of his Premiership-winning Tigers side → Read More
Eddie Jones’s sacking has left England in a mess – and the RFU only has itself to blame
The RFU missed their chances to get rid of an unpredictable, divisive head coach but have left it less than a year to the World Cup and with the promised succession plan in the bin → Read More
Shaun Edwards rules out rejoining Wales after Warren Gatland gets his old job as head coach back
Gatland's return ends rumours he could replace Eddie Jones as England boss as he prepares to revive Wales' fortunes in time for next year's World Cup → Read More
Under-fire England boss Eddie Jones to take charge of Barbarians before next year’s 2023 Rugby World Cup
Jones will lead the invitational side for a second time in the build-up to France 2023 amidst mounting pressure on his England job → Read More
South Africa smash England and leave Eddie Jones fumbling for answers a year out from 2023 Rugby World Cup
Springboks enjoy a convincing 27-13 victory and add to the feeling that this England team is of a middling quality with middling coaches → Read More
Sacking Wayne Pivac won't fix the deep-rooted problems in Welsh rugby
The dire run of results that include last week's embarrassing defeat to Georgia is as much down to the warring blazers and falling standards in school coaching as it is the Kiwi who oversees the national team → Read More
England rugby player ratings vs Japan: World-class Steward and electric Van Poortvliet star in big win
How every England player performed as Eddie Jones' side bounced back with an emphatic victory after last weekend's disappointment against Argentina → Read More
Who is Brett Hodgson? Eddie Jones has hired a rugby league ‘student of coaching’ to fix England’s defence
Plus: Why Eddie Jones is 'a hundred per cent' sure Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell can develop a strong partnership before the World Cup → Read More
How to watch England vs Argentina: Autumn Nations Series 2022 team news, kick-off and Amazon Prime schedule
Eddie Jones is open to experimentation in the build-up to next year's World Cup, starting against Michael Cheika's Argentina at Twickenham → Read More
Henry Slade interview: ‘Eddie Jones told me why I’m not in the England squad – and I agree with his reasons’
The Exeter centre tells Hugh Godwin about his dreaded phone call with England's head coach, negativity around the old Chiefs' logo and why he would 'never rule out' leaving Sandy Park → Read More
Barbarians to recruit unemployed Wasps and Worcester players for fixtures against Premiership clubs
The Baa-baas have also offered Wasps' Lee Blackett the chance to coach them for one of their four games this autumn → Read More