Ireland will be hoping to sign off from the ongoing Six Nations tournament on a high after fly-half Johnny Sexton and scrum-half Conor Murray declared fit to take on England.
Week four of Six Nations tournament saw England retain the title with a 61-21 win over Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday while Wales and France enjoyed wins over Ireland and Italy respectively. We take a look at a few of the key points from the encounters.
A dominant second half performance from France saw them secure a 18-40 bonus point victory in their Six Nations clash against Italy at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
George North scored a try each in either half as Wales scripted a 22-9 win over Ireland in their Six Nations encounter at Principality Stadium on Friday.
Leinster centre Garry Ringrose has managed to retain his place as Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt announced an unchanged team for the upcoming Six Nations clash against Wales.
Ireland international Jared Payne has made a recovery from a serious kidney injury and has been included in the training squad ahead of the Six Nations clash against Wales.
Conor Murray scored the only try in the game while Johnny Sexton was impressive on his comeback as Ireland claimed the pole position in the Six Nations 2017 table with a 19-9 win over France at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
As Ireland lock horns with France in the upcoming Six Nations clash at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, we take a look at few of the key points ahead of the encounter.
Former Ireland international Denis McBride believes talismanic playmaker Johnny Sexton must fight with Paddy Jackson for his position in the starting line-up on his return from injury.
Ireland team manager Paul Dean is hopeful of their talismanic playmaker Johnny Sexton returning to action during the upcoming Six Nations clash against France.