England and Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry has been ruled out of the upcoming Six Nations tournament following a hip injury.
Saracens star Ben Earl is expected to be available for England's Six Nations campaign next year.
The Rugby Football Union has confirmed England A will be facing Portugal in February next year at Leicester Tigers Stadium.
With the dust settling on the Rugby World Cup, thoughts in the northern hemisphere are beginning to turn towards the Six Nations so what can we expect from Steve Borthwick and England?
.jpg "England celebrate victory in the WXV1 after defeating world champions New Zealand")
England went on to claim the inaugural WXV1 title as they defeated New Zealand 33-12 in the final of the competition in Auckland.
England skipper Marlie Packer and wing Abby Dow are among the four nominees for the World Rugby's women's player of the year award.
English referee Wayne Barnes has announced his retirement just a week after he officiated in the World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand.
England wing Jonny May has announced his decision to retire from international rugby with immediate effect.
South Africa have retained their number one place in the World Rugby Rankings following their historic triumph over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final last weekend.
England managed to hold off Argentina as they sealed a three-point victory at Stade de France to finish third in the Rugby World Cup. Here are the highlights from the encounter.
England finished their Rugby World Cup campaign with close 26-23 win over Argentina in the third place play-off at Stade de France on Friday.
Youngs will hang up his international boots following England's clash with Argentina and his former mentor at Holt RFC, Mike Bush, reflects on the career of one of their own.
.jpg "After an horrendous build up to the World Cup, England will want to end their journey in France with a positive result in the third-place play-off")
Seven weeks after beginning their campaign against Argentina, Steve Borthwick's side will conclude their World Cup journey against the Pumas in Paris - and will be keen to end on a winning note.
England scrum-half Ben Youngs has announced that he will be retiring from international rugby at the end of the ongoing Rugby World Cup.
England head coach Steve Borthwick has made sweeping changes to the line up for their Rugby World Cup third-place play-off against Argentina.
.jpg "Aaron Smith was one of the try-scorer for New Zealand")
New Zealand have narrowed down the gap with the top positioned South Africa in the World Rugby Rankings following the Rugby World Cup semi-finals.
.jpg "After this World Cup, Lawes will call time on an international career which has spanned 14 years")
Lawes, who is England’s fifth-most capped men’s player, is set for international retirement after 'bronze final' against Argentina on Friday.
.jpg "Tom Curry has alleged he was subjected to a racial slur from South Africa's Mbongeni Mbonambi")
England flanker Tom Curry has accused South Africa's Bongi Mbonambi of calling him a 'white c**t' in their World Cup semi-final defeat on Saturday night.
England head coach Steve Borthwick said that his players should be 'incredibly proud' of his team's performance in the ongoing Rugby World Cup.
South Africa kept their hope of title defence alive as Handre Pollard's decisive penalty goal in the closing stage saw them edge out England 16-15 in the Rugby World Cup semi-final. Watch all the key moments of the high octane encounter.
.jpg "England led for almost all of the contest in Paris only for South Africa to steal it late on")
South Africa dashed England's World Cup dreams as a late Handre Pollard penalty snatched a 16-15 victory for the Springboks in an absorbing contest at the Stade de France.
.jpg "England suffered heartbreak in Yokohama four years ago against the Springboks")
Saturday's semi-final meeting in Paris will see the Springboks enter as heavy favourites but if there are areas where England can gain the upper hand, it could be an historic night for Borthwick’s boys.
Curry has both positive and negative memories of facing the world champions as England prepare to overcome the almighty challenge of the Springboks.