Ireland versus England, father versus son

England centre, Owen Farrell, is taking his father’s involvement as part of the opposition in his stride.

It is not often you get to celebrate family ties extending across international sporting boundaries but in the final week of the 2017 Six Nations we finally have the chance, and in one of the most eagerly anticipated contests of the championship.

This Saturday’s meeting at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium has plenty of context every time the two old foes go head to head but this year the fixture has the added intrigue of providing another layer.