Rugby Stats: Boring, boring Ireland? The numbers don’t add up

Joe Schmidt’s side boast a better try-scoring record the Eddie Jones’ current England crop

Ben Te’o injury opens the door for Manu Tuilagi to start against Ireland

Leicester centre almost certain to face Ireland and make first Six Nations start in six years

Ulster on the threshold of joining European elite

Henderson’s return a timely fillip as they try to seal the deal against Murphy’s Leicester

Geordan Murphy needs Tigers to wear hearts on sleeves

Former Ireland international was appointed Leicester’s full-time coach on Tuesday

Racing 92 claim bonus-point win to bury Leicester hopes

French side continue brilliant Champions Cup run at Welford Road

Ireland’s Grand ambition realised against England

History made as Joe Schmidt’s Green Machine secure Grand Slam at Twickenham

Twickenham: the best place to win, but worst place to lose

Ahead of today’s showdown, we look at Ireland’s nine Six Nations games at the stadium

Tadhg Furlong and company calm before the storm

Focused prop preparing to lock horns with his fellow Lions Sinckler and Vunipola

Eddie Jones attempts to put ‘scummy Irish’ slur to bed

Coach insists England can bounce back and overcome ‘test of mentality’ against Ireland

Eddie Jones struggles to put out the flames of video comments

England coach concedes that he will have to consider his public utterances in the future

Hartley and Daly to return for England clash with Ireland

Mixed injury news for English as Courtney Lawes and Nathan Hughes face long layoffs

CJ Stander’s sights swivel from title celebrations to Slam dunk

South African-born forward expects England backlash after their defeats to Scotland and France

Eddie Jones says England going through ‘tough period’ after French loss

‘We are a rugby team and no rugby team has an aura of invincibility about them’

England just thinking big but they need a new Neil Back

With opensides there has to be a leader of the pack to encourage others to follow

England against Wales could be a tale of fire and ice

Contrasting styles and philosophies promise intriguing clash at Twickenham

Prop Kyle Sinckler out of England training camp with injury

Harlequins tighthead leaves training camp in Portugal and returns to club

Racing book quarter-final spot with tight win at Leicester

French side were pushed all the way at Welford Road but had the class to hold out

Johann van Graan in the deep end as Munster enter Tigers’ lair

New coach preparing side for a ‘different’ type of game to last Saturday’s victory

Injury-plagued Munster up against it as they host Leicester

New head coach Johann van Graan relying on ‘number one prop’ Kilcoyne to deliver

Liam Toland: O’Mahony must stay if Munster’s status is to be maintained

Province have the wherewithal to deal with a competent but far from great Leicester

Eddie Jones leaves Dylan Hartley out for first time in his tenure

George Ford and Chris Robshaw have been named as co-captains for Samoa match

Gerry Thornley’s Lions Tour player ratings

Our rugby correspondent hands out the marks after drawn series against All Blacks

Iain Henderson to miss out on place in Lions’ second Test squad

Coach suggests Henderson’s yellow might cost him Test place against All Blacks

Talking points: Gatland’s sub policy back under microscope

Reluctance to utilise his bench not only denied Lions a win, but could have cost them defeat

Hurricanes 31 Lions 31 – Lions player ratings

Iain Henderson was magnificent. If he doesn’t make the test 23 it’ll be a disgrace

Lions take the scalp of weakened Chiefs

Comfortable win unlikely to unduly alter the thinking of Gatland and his coaches for first test

Lions believe New Zealand tactic is to block runners off the ball

Lions selection for Chiefs game gives strong pointers toward squad for first test

The Lions are in need of marginal gains

Warren Gatland rues one that got away as Highlanders win 23-22 in Dunedin

McLeod’s Highlanders inflict another defeat on Lions

Highlanders edge a tense and physical battle in Dunedin with 23-22 victory

Five things: Lions still look like collection of individuals

Poor kick/chase, losing breakdown battle, set piece, scripted attack and defensive concern

Significance of Blues battle now amplified for the Lions

Warren Gatland’s tourists march on Eden Park needing to build some momentum

CJ Stander feels ‘like a kid again’ ahead of Lions debut

Fellow Auckland starter Jared Payne could quite easily have been playing for the Blues

Ireland v England - Ireland player profiles

John O’Sullivan looks at the Irish starting XV to face England

Billy Vunipola: 'We know the Irish are going to come at us, know it for a fact'

Eddie Jones’s side look unstoppable with their potent mixture of power, pace and skill

England forced to dig deep before breaking defiant Italy late on

Conor O’Shea’s side took half-time lead at Twickenham before being pegged back

Former Leinster centre Ben Te’o makes his first England start

Eddie Jones: ‘The boys are really on song, we have had great competition for places’

Wales frustrated at lack of England decision on Cardiff roof

Eddie Jones says he is not bothered either way ahead of Saturday’s game

Eddie Jones backs Dylan Hartley as England captain

‘There’s no reason why he won’t be starting hooker and captain,’ in Six Nations campaign

Michael Cheika suggests England will try and ‘influence the referee’ in meeting

‘Probably better off letting them have own meeting, see can they influence the referee’

Cheika turns sights on Dan Cole over scrummaging technique

Australia coach accuses England prop of illegal scrummaging throughout his career

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