All news by author: Alex Spink

Leicester 24-18 Saracens: Former England fullback ends 11 months out of the game with man of the match display on debut for champions Leicester

Marcus Wyatt and Laura Deas bag silver medals in season finale in Latvia to banish memories of last year's Olympic horror show

“I have a two-year-old son in the house, my wife is pregnant with another baby expected towards the end of this year, and I don’t know if I have got income coming in June, July and next year yet”

Cameramen filming Netflix's first behind-the-scenes Six Nations documentary were asked to leave Wales’ press conference - hours after players left a sponsor event early in a show of disaffection

“I was introduced to the ‘three boxes’ concept: the box that is the past, the box that is the future and the box that is right now. It is normal for our minds to take us to the past, which we can’t do anything about, or the future, which we can’t control. Make the most of today as that gives the best chance of making the future what we want it to be"

WRU interim CEO Nigel Walker met with senior members of Warren Gatland's squad to try to stave off the threat of Six Nations strike action - hours later players are believed to have walked out of a sponsor event early in a show of disaffection

Wales stars could go on strike forcing their Six Nations fixture against England to be cancelled after the WRU suspended handing out new contracts resulting in an uncertain future for players

Team of the weekend, Going Up, Going Down, Coach, Stat and Quote of the Weekend

Red Rose coach proud but dissatisfied with five-try win 24 hours after Ireland, France and Scotland play game at a higher level

England 31-14 Italy: Five-try England earn Steve Borthwick his first win to go third in Six Nations table behind unbeaten duo Ireland and Scotland

“He’s had to move and go into a new environment and new team. Watching all that you learn about someone. I see somebody with a high degree of humility who is trying to grab this opportunity with both hands"

Steve Borthwick learned he had lost the England captaincy while on his honeymoon so knows just how hard it is to receive bad news

Owen Farrell will be England's fly-half for the Red Rose's clash against Italy in the Six Nations after Steve Borthwick dropped Marcus Smith following the opening-day defeat to Scotland

“My body language in one walk-through. It was an explanation, but I didn't understand it. I was taken aback. I'd like to think my attitude was always there"

Marcus Smith is set to be dropped to bench to make way for Farrell at fly-half against Italy - with Henry Slade and Ollie Lawrence combining in the centres

The England captain lavished praise on London Irish's 20-year old strike weapon Henry Arundell as Steve Borthwick lines him up for a part in the Italian Job on Sunday

Youngs is England's most-capped men's player but has made way for the clash with Italy while Ben Curry and Anthony Watson are also out after the defeat to Scotland

After an opening Six Nations defeat to rivals Scotland last weekend, England coach Steve Borthwick is set to reshuffle the pack ahead of the upcoming clash with Italy

“When I looked at the team in the autumn, when I measured the team and got all the data for the team, we weren’t good at anything. It was as frank as that"

England 23-29 Scotland: New era, old failings as 11 days working with new coaching team proves insufficient to end Scotland's six-year unbeaten run in Calcutta Cup fixture

Guinness Six Nations: Steve Borthwick era begins with England hosting Scotland in Calcutta Cup clash at a sold-out Twickenham

England kickstart the Borthwick era against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday and he wants to move on from the dour turnout last time out under Eddie Jones

One of the members of England 2023 Six Nations squad opened up on last year's sub-standard performances, which ultimately brought former coach Eddie Jones' tenure to an end

The new England Head Coach has put his stamp on the national side and brought players left out in the cold by predecessor and now current coach of the Australian side

Ahead of his first game in charge, Steve Borthwick has rung the changes to the England side from the autumn, including axing centre Manu Tuilagi