To finish with two wins from five would be catastrophic

Italy showed two weeks ago that when England are taken out of their comfort zone, they are vulnerable, writes Donal Lenihan.

Ireland’s first ever taste of Friday night fever — Six Nations style — is one that, for all the wrong reasons, will stick in the minds of the players and management for quite a while.

Despite playing well below par in the opening three rounds, England kept their side of the bargain in teeing up a winner-take-all final Saturday at the Aviva Stadium. Now they arrive chasing all kinds of records and the additional comfort of having the championship already in the bag after hammering Scotland on Saturday.