France recall Bastareaud for England showdown

Romain Ntamack drops to the bench as Mathieu Bastareaud returns to face England in one of six changes to the France side.

The Breakdown: A statistical look at the second round of Six Nations matches

Scotland can expect an Ireland backlash at Murrayfield, while England and Wales head into round two on a high after making winning starts.

Shields returns to England squad for France clash

England have included Brad Shields, Joe Launchbury and Joe Cokanasiga in their 25-man squad to face France at Twickenham.

Injured Hartley joins England squad

England fared well without Dylan Hartley in Ireland, but defence coach John Mitchell is keen to have the co-captain back involved.

Moody feels Daly’s ambition had outgrown Wasps

Elliot Daly is a fantastic signing for Saracens and his skills will only develop at Allianz Park, says Lewis Moody.

England’s ‘remarkable’ strength in depth softens Itoje blow – Moody

Lewis Moody is sure England can cope without Maro Itoje due to the amount of options they have in the second row.

Saracens confirm Daly capture

A day on from Wasps confirming Elliot Daly is set to leave the club, Saracens have announced their signing of the England back.

England forward Itoje to miss France clash with knee injury

England have confirmed a knee injury for Maro Itoje, which will definitely see him miss the France game and potentially the Wales clash.

‘Slow’ Top 14 is harming France, claims Ashton

Having played in the Top 14 with Toulouse, Chris Ashton believes the pace of play in the league is harming France at international level.

‘Hurting’ Ireland will not make drastic changes – O’Mahony

A rare Aviva Stadium defeat was painful for Ireland, yet Peter O'Mahony said: "We can't be hanging around feeling sorry for ourselves."

Elliot Daly to leave Wasps at end of season

Wasps have confirmed Elliot Daly, who has been strongly linked with Saracens, will leave the Ricoh Arena at the end of the season.

Ruthless England stun holders Ireland

Henry Slade scored two of four England tries as they consigned Ireland to a first home defeat since November 2016.

Jones: Plenty more to come from England

Convincingly beating the 2018 Grand Slam winners may have seemed impressive, but Eddie Jones expects more from England.

Murray rues Ireland’s slow start in England defeat

Conor Murray felt Ireland were always likely to pay the price for starting poorly against a side of England's quality on Saturday.

England game plan executed to perfection – Slade

Henry Slade said England's preparation paid off as they brought Ireland back down to earth in Dublin.

Wade urges England to ‘get stuck into’ Sexton

Former Wasps wing Christian Wade says England cannot allow Johnny Sexton to work his magic with the boot at the Aviva Stadium.