With Farrell on Lions duty Ireland have a stand-in coach, no Johnny Sexton figurehead, and some players fighting for form. Their autumn was not full of the brilliant rugby of recent years.

Dear England rugby fans, media and Steve Borthwick, Can we please not do with Fin Smith what we are in the process of doing ...

Former England star Toby Flood ... at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and there is anticipation for Borthwick to deliver success as he bids to claim a first Six Nations title since 2020. Flood believes ...