World Rugby has replaced assistant referee Marius van der Westhuizen in the final round of the Six Nations Championship clash between England and Ireland at Twickenham after his visit to the red rose team's training camp last week.
Exeter Chiefs back-row Sam Simmonds insisted that England will be motivated to spoil Ireland's Grand Slam hopes as the two teams meet at Twickenham Stadium for the final round of the Six Nations Championship.
Ireland international Conor Murray said the team is enjoying the talk of a possible Grand Slam as they head to Twickenham to face England for the final round of the Six Nations Championship.
Ireland's hope of clinching the Grand Slam has taken a major boost with prop Cian Healy declared fit for the final round of the Six Nations Championship encounter against England at Twickenham.
The Six Nations trophy is firmly secure in the Irish hands after they dispatched Scotland to secure 28-8 bonus-point at Lansdowne Road on Saturday and followed by England's 22-16 defeat against France at Stade de France.
The masses of rugby union fans are avidly watching the current Six Nations with an intense eye as they would in any other edition of the tournament, but plenty could still change as we move towards crowning this year’s winner.
Former British and Irish Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll believes the retirement of Leinster number eight Jamie Heaslip will hurt Ireland in the upcoming 2019 World Cup to be played in Japan.
France have maintained their winning streak while Scotland and Wales bounced back with wins over England and Ireland respectively in round three of the U20 Six Nations Championship.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland insisted that keeping the pressure on Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton will be crucial when they head to Aviva Stadium on Saturday to take on Ireland in the third round of Six Nations Championship.
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has added Garry Ringrose, John Cooney and Niall Scannell to the squad for the upcoming Six Nations encounter against Wales to be played at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Wales' ongoing Six Nations campaign has received a major boost with Leigh Halfpenny, Dan Biggar and Taulupe Faletau returning to full training ahead of the clash against Ireland on Saturday.