England

The England U20 side will have a new-look coaching team this year after the Rugby Football Union announced last week that Rory Teague, a Saracens academy coach, will come on board as the age-grade side’s new backs coach.

George Kruis wants to be chosen for England's RBS 6 Nations campaign on merit only and not because of his relationship with Steve Borthwick.

Danny Cipriani fired a timely reminder to England of his match-winning qualities as he kicked all fifteen of Sale's points in their victory over Wasps.

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has described George Kruis as a certainty for England's second row for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations campaign after a standout performance against Leicester.

Jonny May is set to miss the entire RBS 6 Nations with a knee injury sustained in Gloucester's Aviva Premiership draw with Harlequins.

The changes that were made to age-grade rugby in 2008 have been treated with almost universal applause.

Ian Peel has been appointed as England's scrum coach for the RBS 6 Nations campaign while also joining Saracens' backroom staff on a permanent basis.

Conservative, petulant and a game-manager. Those were three of the more damning words used by Owen Farrell’s critics to describe him as a rugby player.

Matt Kvesic hopes the performances and influence of teams with genuine opensides at the World Cup will have underlined his value to new England head coach Eddie Jones.

England, as an attacking entity, made real strides forward earlier this year with their back three of Jonny May, Anthony Watson and Mike Brown.

Eddie Jones’ new coaching team has emerged rapidly over the last couple of weeks and now gives us a very real idea of how England will look under the Australian.

Chris Robshaw will offer his support to his successor if relieved of the England captaincy as he concentrates on securing his place in Eddie Jones' team.

Merry Christmas to all rugby union fans and as is tradition we thought we'd send the new England Rugby Coach, Eddie Jones, a present.

Fly-half Jimmy Gopperth scored 23 points as Wasps recorded their second away win of their European Champions Cup campaign to remain firmly on course for the knockout phase.

The Rugby Football Union has announced it has reached an agreement with Bristol to release former England captain Steve Borthwick from his coaching contract with the Championship club.

Northampton have accused the Rugby Football Union of making a clandestine approach for their assistant coach Alex King and could make an official complaint.

Northampton's English contingent failed to make a substantial impression in front of a watching Eddie Jones as the new England coach resumed his busy pre-Christmas scouting tour of the Aviva Premiership clubs.

Paul Gustard will become defence coach in Eddie Jones' new-look England set-up in time for the RBS 6 Nations campaign.

Saracens hope to retain Paul Gustard until the end of January, at which point they will be happy to sanction his departure for England.

Dylan Hartley has emerged as favourite to lead England under Eddie Jones in a change that would mark the end of Chris Robshaw's captaincy.