England driven by last year’s heartbreak

Chris Robshaw has told his England side it is time they won some silverware and says the memory of watching Ireland lift the Six Nations trophy a year ago will spur his side on in Dublin.

England won handsomely in Rome on the final day of last season’s tournament but had to wait to discover their fate, watching Ireland’s game in Paris while at their post-match dinner.

A win for the French would have given England the title but Joe Schmidt’s men prevailed 22-20 and pictures of Robshaw and his team-mates watching the game featured heavily in the following day’s newspapers.