James Haskell has a gift for getting noticed but after the controversies, business ventures and celebrity girlfriends, he hopes to catch the eye of one person in particular.

It will not have escaped the notice of Mike Brown, England's serial man-of-the-match award winner in the Six Nations, that his next assignment is against the ABs.

Brian O'Driscoll's world record 141st and last test match ended with a victory lap of honour around the Stade de France in Paris.

There are some words you don't usually associate with English rugby.

Warren Gatland has pleaded with Ireland fans to forgive and forget his decision to drop Brian O'Driscoll from the Lions test team.

Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny has won the 2013 Six Nations Player of the Year award.

Mako Vunipola stems from Tonga, was born in New Zealand, educated in England and is likely to become a test player for the red rose.

Not since the amateur days has a Grand Slam match-winner boasted such a meagre salary.

Nick Mallett says the World Cup will favour teams that can maintain possession.

The Southern Hemisphere have little to fear at this year's World Cup.

So what chance do any of the Six Nations have of shaking the World Cup tree in September-October?, asks David Leggat. On the evidence of the past few weeks....

They say you always learn most, not from your victories but your mistakes. If true, England took a quantum leap forward at Twickenham.

An ageing side, past its sell-by date? Or one with enough talent to be able to raise one last hurrah in 2011, Rugby World Cup year?

Perhaps only the French could endure so roller-coaster a ride in their rugby team's fortunes these past 12 months.