Steve Borthwick has named a largely unchanged side to travel to Paris ahead of England Rugby's final match of the Men's Six Nations, against France in Le Crunch. Plus, we answer your questions. Have Ben Youngs and Dan Cole kissed and made up after an explosive podcast on Sunday?

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A wild weekend of Six Nations action has ended with Scotland putting 50 on France and Italy beating England for the first time ever.

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole analyse what happens now in a breathless championship.

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Ireland defeated a spirited Welsh side in the first match of round 4 of the 2026 Men's Six Nations, but the name on Dan Cole's lips is tearaway loosehead prop Rhys Carré who thundered over for the moment of the championship.

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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole preview the fourth round of the 2026 Men's Six Nations as Ireland host Wales and France travel to Scotland. Plus, we answer your questions and react to the news that Dave Rennie has been appointed as head coach of the All Blacks.
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Steve Borthwick has made nine changes to his starting XV as England Rugby head to Rome to play Italy in an enthralling Six Nations 2026 matchup.

George Ford, Freddie Steward, Fraser Dingwall and Henry Arundell are amongst the casualties; whilst Fin Smith, Seb Atkinson, Elliot Daly and Cadan Murley earn their first starts of the tournament.

Ben Youngs and Dan Cole analyse if this gamble will pay off.

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Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and Anthony Watson are joined by a star-studded panel of rugby fans to judge their weirdest and wildest rugby opinions. You have been warned.

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Just days after their loss against Ireland, Dan Cole and Ben Youngs are at Pennyhill Park for a special episode from inside England Rugby's Six Nations camp.

We share an unrivalled insight into the mentality of a team struggling for form, recall the challenges of navigating the media as a player and hear from Ollie Chessum and Jack van Poortvliet.

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00:00 Podcasting from within England Camp 03:26 Are England in Crisis? 09:15 A Players' Mentality in Defeat 17:17 Ollie Chessum: The Aftermath of Ireland 32:58 The Challenges of Interacting with the Media 39:27 Jack van Poortvliet: Inside the On-Pitch Chaos 59:41 Reacting to Eddie Jones 01:05:01 Steve Borthwick's Next Steps

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The latest enthralling weekend of the 2026 Men's Six Nations has concluded with Scotland grabbing a last-ditch victory over a brave Wales in Cardiff and France overcoming a spirited Italy in Lille. Dan Cole and Ben Youngs break down all the action from round 3 and answer your comments from Ireland's victory over England.

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Andy Farrell's Ireland side delivered a masterclass to thrash England Rugby at Allianz Twickenham to blow the Men's Six Nations Championship wide open. Ben Youngs and Dan Cole analyse what went wrong for Steve Borthwick's side in a record defeat.

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Irish rugby legends Tommy Bowe and Donncha O'Callaghan join Ben Youngs and Dan Cole to preview Saturday's huge clash at Allianz Twickenham as England host Ireland in the Men's Six Nations.

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Ben Youngs and Dan Cole complete their review of the second round of Six Nations matches as France continue to impress with an eight-try win against Wales. Ireland beat Italy in Dublin in a fixture that was much closer than it’s ever been before, but what does it mean? Is this a new Irish era? And did Jack Crowley do enough from the bench to earn a start against England?

Meanwhile, the England inquest continues after Calcutta Cup defeat with a record number of your comments. And did bottom-of-the-table Wales do anything better this week?

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