Marcus Smith set to retain No 10 shirt for England's Six Nations opener against Ireland, with Leicester's Freddie Steward starting at full back
Marcus Smith is on course to continue in his favoured place in the starting XV, with Fin Smith of Northampton expected to be ...
i2h
How England are copying Aussie Rules to combat rugby's new law changes
Thursday’s team selection will give pointers as to how England intend to deal with rugby's controversial new laws ...
TheRugbyPaper2h
Six Nations: Who should Steve Borthwick start for England against Ireland?
As the start of the Six Nations edges ever closer and England go through their last preparations before heading to Dublin to ...
Our experts pick England team they want to face Ireland
England’s Six Nations campaign begins on Saturday in Dublin and there are plenty of selection headaches for Steve Borthwick.
Smith v Smith dilemma shows no one does culture wars like English rugby
There is an immutable temptation in English rugby to put any player selected for national duty into a camp, a category, a ...
PlanetRugby on MSN2d
Six Nations preview: England find themselves in ‘odd state’ as Steve Borthwick’s job to be on the line after ‘brutal start’
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
Hosted on MSN2d
Will Greenwood believes Maro Itoje’s captaincy is a ‘marginal’ gain but raises concerns of England ‘reaching the very highest level’
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
The i on MSN2d
My England XV to face Ireland – no Spencer and Smith at 15
Continuity, cohesion, not throwing the baby out with the bathwater… however you like to phrase it, Steve Borthwick has made ...
sixnationsrugby3d
Prestige picks for fantasy rugby
The time has come to tinker relentlessly with your teams ahead of the big kick-off on Friday 31st January. Here are five high ...
It’s a shame Premiership Rugby stars aren’t playing this weekend
Off the back of two brilliant weeks of Champions Cup rugby and just a week away from the start of the Six Nations, it is a shame that this week’s Premiership fixtures will be devoid of all England ...
Hosted on MSN4d
Wales snub starts alongside Danny Care for Harlequins while Wallabies forward leads Northampton Saints side missing 17 players
Jarrod Evans starts in place of Marcus Smith as Harlequins face a Northampton side that is missing 17 players due to injury ...