This is a huge week in the career of Steve Borthwick. Opening a Six Nations campaign as head coach of England is a big enough deal in any case but this

Thursday’s team selection will give pointers as to how England intend to deal with rugby's controversial new laws

Technicians from England and France are set to help restore power to homes and businesses across Ireland following Storm Eowyn. More than 300,000 remain without power across Ireland following record-setting wind speeds.

When England played and beat Ireland at Twickenham last March, they were driven forward by relatively quick ball delivered at the ruck, second-row George Martin and centre Ollie Lawrence carrying hard off short passes, and Marcus Smith coming on from the bench to nail a winning drop goal.

Prop Tadhg Furlong is out of Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations opener against England through injury. The 32-year-old Leinster front-rower will sit out Saturday’s game at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin after suffering a recurrence of a calf problem during training in Portugal.

More rainy and windy weather battered the U.K. and Ireland on Sunday, with a gust of 82 mph (132 kph) recorded at Predannack in southwest England. It was part of a new system named Storm Herminia by weather authorities in Spain, which was bracing for severe impact.

Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.

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Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong suffered a recurrence of a calf strain in training on Saturday in Portugal where the squad are preparing for the defence of the Six Nations title; Ireland begin their campai

A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. are being urged to stay at home as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks.