England

It is one of those things where you are envious because that guy is living your dream, but you would be too terrified to say anything if you were in his position.

The first game of this year's Six Nations tournament sees World Cup finalists France host Italy at the Stade de France.

Rarely has an England line-up lacked in caps as much as the one that will take on Scotland in the Calcutta Cup.

The breakdown, the key battlefield of modern rugby, an area where the majority of games are won and lost.

Delon Armitage has been suspended from the Saxons Elite Player Squad following his detention by Devon & Cornwall Police on January 29.

Six Nations coaches and players chat to Talking Rugby

Cueto is a one of a number of the members of England's dismal World Cup campaign to have either voluntarily cut loose from England or simply been omitted by Lancaster.

When I last wrote a Blog I was still in New Zealand enjoying what I can only describe as the best World Cup to have ever been played out!

You either love it or you hate it, and that's about all I can say when it comes to Lancaster's new Six Nations squad. Well actually, I like Marmite, and similarly, I like Lancaster.

So, the cat is finally out of the bag with regards to the England squad. Stuart Lancaster finally has his 32 man squad but it's how he uses it that will define him as coach

Interim head coach Stuart Lancaster has named a new-look England squad ahead of their defence of the Six Nations crown.

It is widely accepted that Charlie Sharples was probably the most unlucky out of the crop of young England hopefuls who were left to watch on from the comfort of their own homes.

Several young stars like Owen Farrell and Chris Robshaw have staked their claims with impressive performances in the Aviva Premiership and Heineken Cup.

Harlequins scrum half Danny Care has been dropped from England’s Six Nations campaign after being arrested for drink driving.

The scrum has always been deeply shrouded in mystery to the outside eye, 32 legs pushing in a highly regulated contest, where the best part of two tons of power meets.

The Rugby Football Union is pondering moving one of their 2013 Six Nations clashes away from Twickenham, according to reports.

The introduction of Stuart Lancaster as England's interim coach for the next Six Nations tournament has given a chance to the fringe players to prove their worth along with the younger talent that English rugby has waiting in the wings.

The RFU have all but paved the way for bookies favourite Nick Mallet to take the job of head coach, with their decision to delay the selection of a permanent head coach until after the Six Nations.

Jonny Wilkinson is to retire from international rugby with immediate effect.

Stuart Lancaster, Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree talk to Talking Rugby on becoming the interim coaches.