Three Irish players in leaked British and Irish Lions team

Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray set to be among replacements

Opportunity knocks for Lions’ all-Celtic starting XV

Japan’s high-tempo brand of rugby has capacity to trouble Warren Gatland’s side

British and Irish Lions: Six Irish in starting team for warm-up test against Japan

Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne and Jack Conan will all start in pack for Saturday’s match

Kyle Sinckler out to prove his worth after late Lions call-up

Andrew Porter’s toe injury opened the door for the English prop who is ‘raring to go’

Leo Cullen ‘bitterly disappointed’ for Andrew Porter after Lions dream ended

Prop suffered toe injury during Rainbow Cup defeat to Glasgow

Ireland prop Andrew Porter ruled out of Lions tour with toe injury

England’s Kyle Sinckler called up as Warren Gatland sends best wishes to Ireland prop

What should Gatland do? Our rugby writers pick their Lions squads

It’s nearly decision time for the Lions coach - who should make the South Africa tour?

England crush French Grand Slam dream at Twickenham

Eddie Jones confident his side can improve again against Ireland next weekend

England looking for a firm response against struggling Italy

Jones’s side were beaten by Scotland but Azzurri are without a Six Nations win in 28

England turn to George Ford at outhalf for Italy match

Ollie Lawrence out of the 23 altogether with Owen Farrell moving to inside centre

Mako Vunipola set to feature against Italy after long injury lay-off

English prop has been sidelined since November with a calf and achilles injury

Six Nations: Joe Schmidt is back, coaches and captains beware

Josh Adams suspension sends a warning jolt through every Six Nations camp

Paolo Odogwu and Harry Randall named in England’s Six Nations squad

Eddie Jones praises duo’s game-breaking skills as he names them in 28-man squad

Pat Lam not expecting red carpet on Connacht return

John Muldoon and Conor McPhillips also part of Bristol coaching team

England’s ferocious defence sets them apart from the rest

Ireland had plenty of ball but no answers to hosts’ John Mitchell-inspired rearguard

Maro Itoje: We celebrate key moments for ourselves not the opposition

How Ireland respond to intimidation and contend with bigger pack will be crucial

England defence coach Mitchell looking forward to whatever Ireland ‘chuck at us’

‘Ireland are a tenacious side and a side that never go away, so you have to fight to the end’

Gerry Thornley’s Six Nations team of the tournament

Our rugby correspondent looks at the players who impressed in this year’s fractured tournament

Exeter secondrow Jonny Hill named in England team

Eddie Jones has named his XV to face Italy in Saturday’s final round of the Six Nations

Rugby union still faces a myriad of challenges 25 years into professionalism

Questions remain around player protection and the futures of smaller clubs

Gerry Thornley: Rob Kearney deserving of some kind of send-off

Players departing and arriving at end of the season creates conundrums for provinces

Ireland suffer Twickenham torture yet again as England dominate

Eddie Jones’s side enjoy the upper hand all over the park but fail to run the score up

England v Ireland preview: Ireland’s revival to face its sternest test

If Ireland are to win at Twickenham then most likely it will be a white knuckle ride

Six Nations 2020: England v Ireland - England player profiles

John O’Sullivan has a look at Eddie Jones’s side for Sunday’s big clash at Twickenham

England name Jonathan Joseph on the left wing

Injury to George Furbank forces England to reshuffle back three for Sunday’s clash

Mako Vunipola to miss Ireland game for family reasons

England have already lost Billy Vunipola to a broken arm

George Furbank to make surprise England debut against France

Eddie Jones has picked Northampton Saints fullback to start Six Nations opener

More settled Ulster have what it takes to pass stern Stoop test

McFarland’s side looking to complete a notable double over Harlequins in Pool 3

McFarland demands better after Ulster escape to victory

Cooney’s late penalty denies Harlequins and keeps province top of Champions Cup pool

John Cooney completes brilliant Ulster comeback with late penalty

Harlequins led by nine points after back-to-back tries from Elia Elia at Ravenhill

Rugby World Cup 2019: Gerry Thornley’s team of the tournament

Players from six countries are represented, with five of the XV from South Africa

Five things we learned from the Rugby World Cup final

Manner of South Africa’s win showed some of game's basics remain the same

Owen Doyle: Debate required over scrum as a source of penalties kick chances

England can have no complaint with Garces as South African pressure game prevails

Dream turns to reality for Mapimpi and South Africa

Winger from a township in the rural Eastern Cape becomes first South African to score a try in a World Cup final

England wilt when it matters as Springboks conquer the world

Rassie Erasmus’s side utterly dominant as they secure a third Rugby World Cup title

England braced for South Africa’s physical onslaught

Defence coach John Mitchell says final will be meeting of world’s two most powerful sides

England deliver performance of a lifetime to dethrone All Blacks

Maro Itoje inspires his side to a famous victory and a place in the World Cup final

England sweating over the fitness of Billy Vunipola

Number eight a doubt for France decider after injuring ankle in Argentina victory

Eddie Jones showing his strongest hand against Argentina

Mako Vunipola and Jack Nowell both set to make their comebacks from the bench

Kyle Sinckler prepared for heavy World Cup workload

England prop ready to play back-to-back games as one of just two tightheads in squad

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