Ireland go into the penultimate round of fixtures in third place, six points adrift of reigning champions France, who can retain the title with a game to spare by securing a bonus-point success away to Scotland on Saturday.

According to a report in The Irish Independent, Saracens will offer the Ireland boss a €1.2 million a season deal to become their head coach after the tournament.

Andy Farrell’s side responded to their detractors in emphatic fashion by securing Ireland’s largest win at Twickenham courtesy of a stunning display in the Guinness Six Nations.

Handling errors and mistakes from England have been taken advantage of by Andy Farrell's side, who could not have wished for a better opening 40 minutes.

Jack Crowley replaces Sam Prendergast, who has been left out of the matchday squad, with Ciarán Frawly as the backup option at fly-half.

The 23-year-old was born and raised in Cobh, County Cork to Nigerian parents.

Fly-half Prendergast endured a difficult outing against the Azzurri in Dublin, including missing two straightforward conversions.

The head coach accused his players of lacking intent during a one-sided championship opener in Paris, which further fuelled talk of Ireland being a team in decline.

Sam Prendergast, Jeremy Loughman and Jamie Osborne retain their places in the starting XV after the opening round defeat to France

Both players have been rewarded for their form with Ulster, as Ireland look to get back on track in the Six Nations following their opening round defeat to France.

Aged 21, Stockdale was crowned player of the championship in 2018 after scoring a then-tournament record seven tries in five outings.

The Irish free-to-air broadcaster has announced it will air all 42 fixtures from each edition of the fresh international rugby tournament in 2026 and 2028.

Keenan underwent hip surgery following an injury picked up during the British and Irish Lions tour in Australia.

Leinster scored four tries as they claimed a 34-23 victory over Connacht

Leinster will travel to Connacht this Saturday boosted by the availability of Ciaran Frawley and Jack Conan

Munster slipped to a second Champions Cup defeat after going down 27-25 away to Toulon in pool two

Ulster held off a rousing second-half fightback from Connacht to close out a hard-fought 29-24 win at Dexcom Stadium

Ireland strolled to a 46-19 victory over Australia in their Autumn Nations Series test this evening

Ireland will attempt to bounce back on Saturday when Japan visit the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Andy Farrell’s replacements include Ronan Kelleher, the uncapped McCarthy, Finlay Bealham, Iain Henderson, and the returning Caelan Doris, offering serious power from the bench.

The hero for the British and Irish Lions in Australia, Keenan scored the winning try in the second test as Andy Farrell's side won the series 2-1.

James Lowe was among 12 other British and Irish Lions to remain in Dublin, as Leinster were defeated to South Africa to the Stormers and the Bulls.

Lions dominate early to down Wallabies 27-19 in first test

Francesca McGhie’s last-gasp try saw Scotland earn their second Women’s Six Nations win after beating Ireland 26-19 at the Hive Stadium

Ireland Women's Rugby Head-coach, Scott Bemand has named his side's matchday squad to face France in this Saturday's Guinness Six Nations opening clash, against France.

He has played 42 times for Leinster since making his debut in 2022.

(L-r) Cian Healy, Peter O'Mahony, and Conor Murray will call time on their careers in green when the Six Nations competition ends on March 15th.

In 2016, Ireland recorded their first-ever win over New Zealand with a 40-29 victory in the US.

Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen are both set to be monitored over the coming days, while Tadhg Furlong and Joe McCarthy have both stepped up their rehab.

Eadestown's Tadhg Beirne scored one of Ireland's four tries as they began their 2025 Six Nations with a 27-22 win over England at the Aviva Stadium

Without head coach Andy Farrell, who is managing the British and Irish Lions this summer, Simon Easterby takes charge for the campaign,

As Farrell prepares to take charge of the British and Irish Lions this summer in Australia, defence coach Simon Easterby will take charge of the side during the Six Nations.

Furlong has not made their addition to the family public across social media.

Aki has won three Six Nations titles with Ireland, including two Grand Slams, and in 2023 was nominated for the World Rugby Men’s XVs Player of the Year award.

Former Ireland rugby international Brendan Mullin has pleaded not guilty to one count of stealing €500,000 from a Bank of Ireland (BOI) Private Bank, along with eight other counts of stealing various amounts of money.

The break was welcome for Van der Flier, who had some time off after a long 2023/2024 season.

Performance guru Nucifora joins Scotland set-up

England end Irish Grand Slam hopes

The 25-year-old will miss Ireland's Six Nations campaign, as Andy Farrell's side aim to win back-to back Grand Slams.