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Ireland will begin the Six Nations as defending champions but face a daunting trip to face France on Friday night as England look to improve on their recent showings

Owen Farrell captained England during the World Cup in France this autumn but won't feature for Steve Borthwick's side when they take part in the Six Nations next spring

England coach Steve Borthwick has announced his team for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa with the Springboks sticking to the XV who downed hosts France

France's World Cup dream ended at the weekend after their loss against South Africa with Thierry Henry an emotional observer as he was left stunned by Antoine Dupont

France and Fiji have been knocked out of the Rugby World Cup by South Africa and England respectively, with the captains of both teams criticising the referees following their losses

A statistician has ran through the numbers and reckons Ireland have the best chance of winning the Rugby World Cup with Wales ahead of England in the probability stakes

South Africa's outspoken chief Rassie Erasmus has made his feelings known on France's "clever" tactics - as his country aim to knock the hosts out of the Rugby World Cup

Johan Deysel has issued an apology after Antoine Dupont suffered a facial injury in France's rout over Namibia, with the latter now facing a spell on the sidelines

During France's 96-0 win over Namibia at the Rugby World Cup, captain Antoine Dupont suffered a serious injury after a head-to-head collision with Johan Deysel

There is no more Rugby World Cup action until Thursday when hosts France take on Uruguay, but the fallout from the first round of group games continues to escalate

The Rugby World Cup final will be held at France's Stade de France as the hosts look to win the tournament for the first time amid competition from the likes of New Zealand and South Africa

The 31-year-old Montpellier player is appealing against a suspended six-month prison sentence for a racially-motivated attack in 2020 - and he has now discussed his Rugby World Cup call-up

Wales 20-9 England: Third straight loss for England ahead of Monday's official announcement of 33-man playing group for tournament in France

France and New Zealand will begin the Rugby World Cup in what is a heavyweight clash between two of the tournament favourites in September

Mohames Haouas has been handed a one-year jail sentence for an incident where he hit his wife in public having spotted her smoking a cigarette

Saturday's England-France Grand Slam decider at Twickenham to be watched by a world record 53,000-plus crowd - and Kabeya aims to show next generation of young black girls their dreams can come true

England face France in a Women's Six Nations decider at Twickenham on Saturday and are set to smash the world record for highest attendance to watch a women's international match

Marcus Smith was drafted in to face France last weekend in England's 53-10 defeat at Twickenham replacing captain Owen Farrell who was dropped amid struggling form against Wales

"The talk coming out of camp is of a chance for ‘retribution’ and a vow to ‘come out swinging’. All well and good. But if you talk big then don’t show up, words start to mean nothing"

England were humiliated 53-10 against France last weekend in their biggest Six Nations defeat ever as their Twickenham visitors ran riot against Steve Borthwick's men

Sir Clive Woodward pointed the finger firmly at ex-England boss Eddie Jones after Steve Borthwick's men were hammered 53-10 by France in their 'worst ever defeat'

Marcus Smith's introduction to the starting XV couldn't inspire England to a result against France, who secured their first Six Nations win at Twickenham since 2005 in style on Saturday

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The Bristol Bears prop will lead England out against France on Saturday in their fourth Six Nations fixture after fly-half Owen Farrell was controversially dropped by Steve Borthwick

Marcus Smith has been recalled by Steve Borthwick for Saturday's clash at fly-half while Ellis Genge will lead out his side at Twickenham