England centre Ollie Lawrence appears unlikely to recover from a knee injury in time for Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome.
The RFU have confirmed a major overhaul of English rugby's top tier that will see the Gallagher Prem expand to 20 teams by 2040.
Ireland winger James Lowe will miss the remainder of the Six Nations with a groin injury sustained during last weekend's win over England.
Steve Borthwick downplayed suggestions from Eddie Jones that England were looking too far ahead coming into the Six Nations.
England's dramatic collapse in the Guinness Six Nations has seen their title hopes seemingly ended with two rounds to spare, but how have things gone wrong so quickly?
Will Greenwood insists there is no magic wand to fix England's woes and that Steve Borthwick's side could be drawn into a dark place against Italy after their crushing defeat to Ireland at the weekend.
Known as a coach who never gets too low nor too high in his appraisals post England Rugby Tests, the furthest Steve Borthwick would go at Twickenham after a record 42-21 loss to Ireland was: 'bitterly disappointing.'
James Cole reports on England's heavy loss to Ireland at Twickenham in the Six Nations.
November 5, 2016 - the date when Ireland and New Zealand's rugby rivalry changed forever at Soldier Field in Chicago.
In 2017 and 2022 England's Red Roses suffered crushing Rugby World Cup final defeats. On Saturday, they banished those demons to clinch final success over Canada.
Never before has a British and Irish Lions side fought from 18 points behind to win a Test match - how did Andy Farrell's tourists do so in Australia?
If Henry Pollock fits the mould of modern-day British and Irish Lions 'bolter', his counterpart for the 1997 tour to South Africa was one Will Greenwood.