A knee injury rules centre Ollie Lawrence out of England's Six Nations meeting with Italy in Rome on Saturday.

Cardiff's Keiron Assiratti and Dragons' Ryan Woodman have been added to Steve Tandy's Wales squad who resume their Six Nations campaign in Ireland on Friday.

Bundee Aki, Jimmy O'Brien and Robbie Henshaw are in contention to feature for Ireland in Friday's Six Nations game against Wales in Dublin [20:10 GMT].

Stuart McCloskey is enjoying his run as a starting centre for Ireland and is keen to maintain his fine form in Andy Farrell's side.

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Glasgow Warriors miss out on the chance to extend their lead at the top of the United Rugby Championship table as Sean Jansen's last-gasp try lifts Connacht to a dramatic victory at Dexcom Stadium.

Ospreys scored a pair of late tries as they earned victory over Ulster in the United Rugby Championship.

England head coach Steve Borthwick says he is feeling the "disappointment" and "frustration" more than any supporter after back-to-back defeats in the Six Nations against Scotland and Ireland.

At the halfway stage of the Six Nations, Rugby Special's John Barclay and Sam Warburton dish out their report cards for every team so far and give their predictions for what we could see in the rest of the tournament.

France's Thibaud Flament, who missed France's first Six Nations game because it clashed with his wife's fertility treatment, says he is "surprised how many people go through" the process.