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Ben Foden dives over for England's try

France 12
England 10

Too late for Foden and Flood to spoil French Grand Slam party

Jonny Wilkinson

England
ratings

Our verdict on how Martin Johnson's men performed in Paris

Tom Prydie, center, tackles Italy's Mauro Bergamasco

Wales 33
Italy 10

New star Tom Prydie shines in Six Nations climax

Ireland 20
Scotland 23

Dan Parks wrecks party as he saves visitors from the wooden spoon

Martin Johnson is being backed to stay at the helm

Martin Johnson must wield the axe

England manager will be told to lose one of his coaches or face sack

David Strettle is desperate to kick-start his career

David Strettle heads for Sarries

Former England winger decides he has no future at Quins

Jonny Wilkinson is pulled down

Scotland 15
England 15

Toby Flood will be cursing his missed chances

Scotland's Ross Ford and Dylan Hartley come to blows

Jonno's taken us to a new low

England lucky to come away with draw, says Dewi Morris

Hugo Southwell is tackled by England's Mark Cueto

England
ratings

How we scored Martin Johnson's men in their Scotland flop

Shane Williams can't stop Keith Earls crossing

Ireland 27
Wales 12

Dozing Dragons slain by Keith Earls’ deadly double

Phil Vickery is a cut above

Spinal surgery saves England star from paralysis

England skipper Steve Borthwick

I'd boot out Steve and Jonny

Dewi Morris gives his verdict on who should play for England

Andy Powell rides to Wales' rescue

Boss Warren Gatland ready to lift ban over M4 golf buggy jaunt

Harlequins 14
Worcester 11

Rory Clegg sinks Mike Ruddock’s duds
plus Leicester v Exiles

Jonny Wilkinson

England 16
Ireland 20

Red Rose king Jonny Wilkinson fails to fire at Twickers

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Red Rose chief Martin Johnson

Boss Martin Johnson is to blame

Side are in a mess says England legend Dewi Morris

Jonny Wilkinson is tackled by Cian Healy (left) and Keith Earls

Player ratings for England v Ireland

Our verdict on how Johnno's men did at Twickenham

Italy 16
Scotland 12

Andy Robinson raging as his men face wooden spoon in Rome

Ben Kay off Tou South of France

World Cup winner joins Jonny Wilkinson at high-rollers Toulon

Phil Dowson goes over for Saints

Northampton 19
Leicester 3

Phil Dowson turns the screw for Saints
plus Gloucester v Sale

England wing star Mark Cueto

Mark Cueto muscles his way back

Spine jabs saved my career admits England winger

Win England v Ireland tickets

Your chance to see the Six Nations clash at Twickenham.

GATLAND: Wales boss issues lockdown

Gatland reveals lockdown plan

Wales coach thinks its sad players can't drink with fans anymore.

My Monye's on
Wilko

Ugo slams critics of England star Jonny WIlkinson

Danny Cipriani wants silverware lining

Fly-half vows to
re-stock Wasps' empty trophy cabinet

John Hayes fends off Wales' Gethin Jenkins

John Hayes backed for the ton

Skipper Brian O'Driscoll praises Ireland's
'under-rated' prop

Leicester 33
Gloucester 11

Ian McGeechan loses his touch plus the rest of the Premiership action

TAIT: Scoring a try against Italy

Italy 12
England 17

Tait try is difference in drab contest at Stadio Flaminio.

Dylan Hartley: Shrink saved me

Northampton hooker admits his world was falling apart

England's Danny Care is tackled by Wales' Stephen Jones

Brains and brawn needed in Rome

Danny Care will help us dominate, says England legend Dewi Morris

Martin Johnson backs his prop idols

Dan Cole, David Wilson and Matt Mullan in Flaminio firing line

Thom Evans hands off Stephen Jones seconds before his serious injury

Wales 31
Scotland 24

Comeback win overshadowed by Thom Evans spinal injury

Brian O'Driscoll and his team-mates trudge off after their defeat

France 33
Ireland 10

Brian O'Driscoll: We only have ourselves to blame for Paris defeat

Saints' Chris Ashton gets past Rob Vickers

Northampton 25
Newcastle 13

Boss Bates still flying high despite Chris Ashton's double

Saracens 25
Worcester 20

Neil De Kock is Sarries hero PLUS Gloucester v Harlequins

England 30
Wales 17

James Haskell steps on the gas to lift under pressure Jonno

England boss Martin Johnson

Thirty steps forward for Jonno

England legend Dewi Morris gives his big match verdict

England's Danny Care dives over for his second half try

England
ratings

See how Martin Johnson's men fared against the Welsh

Danny Cipriani's off Down Under

Wasps outcast tells pals he's signed big-money deal with Melbourne

Ireland 29
Italy 11

Declan Kidney admits his Irish must do better after rusty opener

Win England v Wales rugby tickets

Your chance to see the RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham.

Martin Johnson has a huge challenge on his hands

Jonno must go if dross continues

Coaches need to lighten up says England legend Dewi Morris

Matt Stevens has England future

Coke abuse star can still play for his country says boss Martin Johnson

Young star Mathew Tait

Mathew Tait earns England recall

Forgotten man back to face the Welsh in new-look side

Mark Cueto is upbeat about England's chances

Mark Cueto predicts an upset

Now crocked stars are back England can win Six Nations says winger

Ospreys Lee Byrne recieves treatment which led to the blunder

Ospreys 17
Leicester 12

Tigers lodge complaint after Dan Biggar in 16-man blunder

CROCKED - Stade Francais star James Haskell

James Haskell a concern for Wales game

Flanker faces a race to be fit for England’s Six Nations opener

RED ROSE BLOW - Tom Croft is carried off

Crock throws Jonno's plans

Tom Croft’s knee injury limits options for England boss

Danny Grewcock leaves the pitch

Bath 10
Ulster 28

Shamed Danny Grewcock sees red
plus Rovigo v Sarries

Chris Malone's boot let the Exiles down at the death

London Irish 11
Leinster 11

Heartbreak for Exiles as Chris Malone left kicking himself

Ben Foden is in the Six Nations squad

Ben Foden: I'm Saint not a sinner

Northampton flyer determined to keep his feet on the ground

Kristian Phillips

Warren Gatland's Six Nations gamble

Kristian Phillips and Tom Prydie poised for call-ups against England

Tom Croft limps off

Leicester 47
Viadana 8

Tom Crost hit for Six - plus Heineken Cup round-up

Lote Tuqiri scores a try despite the tackle of David Lemi

Leicester 34
Wasps 8

Top-notch Lote Tuqiri grabs two tries to send his Tigers top

Danny Cipriani would be in line to double his salary at Stade

Shaun Edwards: Don't go!

Danny Cipriani and Paul Sackey are urged to stay at Wasps

Saracens 15
Leicester 22

Brendan Venter lashes out at refs
plus Leeds v Bath

Shane Geraghty celebrates after his match-winning conversion

Northampton 24
London Irish 22

Shane Geraghty nicks points from his old club
plus Glos v Worcs

Paul Sackey receives treatment on the pitch

Paul Sackey: I nearly quit after leg break

Wasps pals Dallaglio and Logan took the sting from injury misery

Ben Foden (right) is congratulated by Chris Ashton

Worcester 6
Northampton 26

Ben Foden helps Saints extend their gr-eight winning streak

Aussie Peter Hewat keeps cool

London Irish can handle the big chill thanks to pre-season work

JENKINS (Right): With Thomas

Thomas' gay statement shows his courage

Neil Jenkins gives us his reaction to Gareth Thomas' revelation.

Quins skipper Nick Easter

Nick Easter: We miss our Bloodgate boss

Disgraced Dean Richards lifted Quins insists their skipper

Sean Lineen has ramped up the pressure on Gloucester

Sean Lineen: Gloucester playing for their jobs

Glasgow boss taunts rivals as he chases a repeat performance

Snow place like home for Leeds

Rhys Oakley gives hosts the edge over Bucuresti at Headingley

Toby Flood is tackled by Clermont's Julien Bonnaire

Leicester 20
Clermont 15

Toby Flood sweeps French away to keep Tigers' dream alive

London Irish 34
Brive 13

Delon Armitage steals the show on his return with late try

Edinburgh's Chris Paterson kicks a first-half penalty at Murrayfield

Edinburgh 9
Bath 6

It's snow joke as Steve Meehan's men crash out in blizzard

Treviso 18
Northampton 21

Jim Mallinder wants to fix stuttering Saints after Italians sniff glory

England scrum-half Danny Care

Danny Care: Abuse only spurs us on

Rival fans in 'cheats' taunts following Quins' Bloodgate shame

Richard Cockerill

Richard Cockerill counts on French to fold

Tigers boss hoping Clermont Auvergne have eye on domestic prize

Steve Meehan's war cry for Bath

Boss wants his under-fire stars to do justice to their shirts

Shane Geraghty gets the better of Treviso's Cornelius Van Zyl

Northampton 30
Treviso 18

Shane Geraghty shines for Saints plus more Euro action

GATLAND: Happy to win ugly

Gatland doesn't want to be Arsenal of rugby

Boss has dig at Gunners as he would rather win ugly than lose.

Bryan Habana celebrates another try at Twickers

Barbarians 25
New Zealand 18

Springbok Bryan Habana ball with the Baa-Baas at Twickenham

BLOODY 'N' BRUISED - Phil Vickery (left) was given a torrid time by Tendai Mtawarira (right)

Beast pays tribute to his hero Phil Vickery

Tendai Mtawarira had dream day destroying British Lions scrum

Chris Ashton of Northampton is tackled by Matt Banahan

Northampton 15
Bath 13

Matt Banahan sent off for stamping as Bath drain away

London Irish 16
Worcester 16

Ryan Lamb penalty saves high-flying Exiles from defeat

Gloucester 25
Newcastle 13

Nicky Robinson boots his way to second home Premiership win in row

Derick Hougaard keeps the Sarries flying high

Saracens 15
Sale 13

Five-star Springbok Derick Hougaard takes his chances

under-fire England boss Martin Johnson

Martin Johnson: I've got it right

Jonno insists his under-fire England side has the correct balance

Jonno must get to the point

Legend Dewi Morris sets out his rescue plan for failing England

Nick Evans of Harlequins breaks through the Gloucester defence to score a try

Harlequins 35-29 Gloucester

Quins land first bonus point win plus a round-up of the other action

Sir Alex Ferguson drives on Bryan Habana

Barbarian looks to Manchester United boss ahead of England clash

Martin Johnson with Danny Care and Shane Geraghty as they leave the pitch

England 6
New Zealand 19

Despite defeat it's not all black for Martin Johnson

See £250k kicker balls it up

Watch video of hooker attempting to hit the crossbar - and failing!

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Axe looms for England coaches

Director Rob Andrew to probe side's calamitous autumn

Time England players wrote the script

Martin Johnson has to start listening, says legend Dewi Morris

Tom Williams is treated for a bloody nose against Saints

Northampton 26
Harlequins 17

Tom Williams spills claret for real on his return from Bloodgate ban

England's Matt Banahan powers past Lucas Borges to score

England 16
Argentina 9

Fans turn on Martin Johnson's plodders after another wash-out

England chief Martin Johnson at Twickenham

Boos at the break say it all for England

Jonno's androids going backwards, declares legend Dewi Morris

Ben Foden of Saints is tackled by Alex Goode

Northampton 19
Saracens 3

Plus more reports from the weekend's LV Anglo-Welsh Cup action

Jonny Wilkinson kicked all of England's points

England 9
Australia 18

Even Jonny Wilkinson can't save England from annual defeat

Martin Johnson has got me worried

If England are to lose, let's go down fighting says Dewi Morris

Ugo Monye crosses for Harlequins

Ugo Monye reveals his back injury hell

England and Quins star spent three days paralysed

winger Sitiveni Sivivatu picked up a yellow card for a dangerous tackle

All Blacks banned for Wales games

Sitiveni Sivivatu and Tony Woodcock out for foul play against Aussies

Martin Johnson making a team of roboflops

England in danger of becoming robots, says legend Dewi Morris

Saracens' Noah Cato scores the second try against Bath

Bath 11
Saracens 12

Plus Premiership action from Quins v Exiles and Leicester v Saints

Can Ben Cohen outrun a Timber Wolf?

Check out our video to see how the World Cup winner fares.

England boss Martin Johnson makes his point

Martin Johnson's secret list revealed

England boss identifies his 'bad-attitude' players ahead of internationals

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