Praise for Jones after England Six Nations win

Eddie Jones' England side have been crowned Six Nations champions with one round of matches remaining following France's 29-18 defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield.

Ireland run riot against Italy

Ireland have run in nine tries in a 58-15 rout of Italy to register their first win in this season's Six Nations.

England hold on to beat Wales

Mitch phillips   Eddie Jones has England one win away from first grand slam since 2003.

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Joseph hat-trick powers England to Six Nations win over Italy

Isla Binnie   A hat-trick of tries by centre Jonathan Joseph and a storming second-half performance swept a stuttering England to a 40-9 victory over Italy on Sunday.

Wales peg Ireland back for draw

Six Nations champions Ireland have opened up their defence with a pulsating 16-16 draw against Wales.

Jones makes his mark with England

Paul Hayward   Gritty victory against Scotland in Edinburgh displayed a winning mentality that was often often lacking under predecessor Stuart Lancaster.

Stade de France reopens for first time since Paris attacks

Under tight security and in the presence of French President Francois Hollande, the Stade de France opened its gates on Saturday for the first time since the stadium was targeted in the deadly attacks which struck Paris in November.

France survive scare against Italy

Julien Pretot   Virimi Vakatawa and Jules Plisson shone in a new-look France team who had to fight hard against Italy in their Six Nations opener on Saturday.

Eddie Jones era off to winning start

Mitch Phillips   ​England got the Eddie Jones era off to a victorious start on Saturday as tries by George Kruis and Jack Nowell earned them a 15-9 victory over Scotland in a nervy Six Nations clash at Murrayfield.

Six Nations should adopt bonus point system: Woodward

Georgina Robinson   The most thrilling final round ever seen in the history of the Six Nations has prompted World Cup-winning super coach Clive Woodward to call for administrators to look at using a bonus point system in the prestigious northern hemisphere competition.

England agony as they hammer France but miss out on title

Steve James   Rugby union has probably never had a day like this, with three successive magnificent matches, and Twickenham has probably never seen a game quite like this.

Irish shed inhibitions to prove World Cup credentials

Oliver Brown   Joe Schmidt's team use their licence to attack to show doubters they can win with flourish, writes Oliver Brown

Dazzling best of Wales is not enough to win title

Daniel Schofield   It was not enough, but Wales did all they could in a sensational second-half demolition of Italy.

Ireland overpower Scotland to win Six Nations title

Alasdair Reid   Ireland played like the World Cup contenders they are.

France overpower Italy in scrappy Six Nations match

James Mackenzie   France overpowered a lacklustre Italy 29-0 in a scrappy Six Nations clash played in slippery conditions on Sunday to recover from back-to-back defeats to Ireland and Wales.

Wales hold off Ireland to blow Six Nations wide open

James Corrigan   Win over Ireland gives inspired Wales a shot at the Six Nations title heading into the final round.

Error-riddled England beat Scots

Steve James   England put themselves back in the mix for the Six Nations title after beating Scotland 25-13 at Twickenham.

Hansen echoed Campo's fears

Paul Cully   David Campese says Steve Hansen's comments about rugby becoming 'boring' were nothing different to what he himself has been pointing out for a decade.

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Ireland beat England to go top in Six Nations

Ireland take a major step towards retaining their Six Nations title with a pulsating win in Dublin.