CHRIS FOY: Desperate times call for desperate measures. England are stuck in a hole and France are bearing down on them, so drastic action is called for. Find a way to cancel Le Crunch.
For England's slow starters, it has become the dreaded 'C' word. Not an expletive, but an elusive quality. Cohesion. Ireland have it in abundance and England are once again rushing to acquire it.
CHRIS FOY: Marcus Smith has been the starting 10 in every one of England's last seven Tests and it seems that Steve Borthwick has wisely concluded that now is not the time to change that.
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Union in-fighting at Twickenham has left a giant dark cloud over the sport in these parts, but amid the gloom there are glimmers of light.
CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: There are too many hollow fixtures and walkovers. What was once the showpiece of European club rugby is a desperate, unwieldy, near-invisible mess.
It could have been Rashford stealing in to win a late penalty at the Etihad. It could have been Rashford racing onto Martinez 's pass to score a late winner.
CHRIS FOY IN PARIS: The 6ft 8in giant, who can operate at lock or blindside flanker, is making a name for himself so rapidly that he is regarded as the subject of a cross-Channel tussle for his servi…