England

Chris Ashton is "back to his very best" and will force an England recall for the three-Test tour of New Zealand, according to Saracens boss Mark McCall.

England scrum half Danny Care believes that Saracens flyer Chris Ashton has propelled himself back into England contention after plundering the tries that have placed the London side on the brink of a first Heineken Cup crown.

Danny Cipriani hopes that guiding Sale Sharks to a top-six Aviva Premiership finish will be enough to secure his first England call-up in six years.

England and Exeter wing Jack Nowell, who broke onto the international rugby stage this year, will undergo knee surgery on a persistent problem next month, which will rule him out of England’s pinnacle summer tour to New Zealand.

Wasps director of rugby Dai Young has all but ruled Christian Wade out of England's summer tour to New Zealand by insisting only a "magic wand" will enable him to play again this season.

Responding to their demands for £14 million compensation, Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie says that Aviva Premiership clubs will benefit from the 2015 World Cup.

As Saracens captain Steve Borthwick prepares to make a record 263rd Aviva Premiership appearance, head coach Mark McCall has blasted the 'damaging' criticism he received as England skipper.

Former England international Austin Healey thinks England should give "serious consideration" to handing a recall to fly-half Danny Cipriani.

Forwards coach Graham Rowntree has said that despite a series of strong performances for Toulon, Steffon Armitage is not being considered for England's summer tour of New Zealand.

England legend and Rugby World Cup winner Kyran Bracken chats to Talking Rugby Union Editor Austin Halewood about his thoughts on the current England team, the battle for number 9, his own rugby memories and the modern day scrum-half.

Ulster's Andrew Trimble insists that while the Province are up against it in Saturday's Heineken Cup quarter-final with Saracens, his side are capable of defeating the English giants at Ravenhill.

England prop Joe Marler has signed a new contract with Harlequins that will keep him at Twickenham Stoop until 2016.

Following an extensive Training Camp held over the weekend at Loughborough University, England Clubs & Schools U18 have named their squad for their forthcoming U18 Tri-Nations Tournament which will take place over Easter in France from the 14-21 April.

Champions Ireland and runners up England predictably dominated the nominations for the 2014 6 Nations Player of the Championship award.

One of the stars of this year’s 6 Nations competition, scrum half Danny Care, believes that England are perfectly equipped to topple New Zealand on home turf in the summer test series and then win the 2015 World Cup on English soil next year.

The pinnacle of the RBS 6 Nations finished in traditional style this weekend with the mouth-watering prospect of a ‘Super Saturday’ – six teams, three games, three potential winners…

Saturday’s play got underway on a glorious spring day in the Italian capital, as Stuart Lancaster’s men endeavoured to pull-off a real ‘Italian Job’ and put as many points past the Italians as possible.

Mako Vunipola will start at loosehead prop for England in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations match against Italy, due to the unavailability of Joe Marler.

Watch England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster chat about his plans and expectations for England’s final RBS 6 Nations clash on Saturday with Italy in Rome.

England have named an un-changed starting line-up for their final 2014 6 Nations encounter against Italy in Rome, with Manu Tuilagi coming onto the bench.