Two years since his last Six Nations appearance, Louis Rees-Zammit is back and says "there's no bigger game'" than England against Wales.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, assistant coach Danny Wilson said the coaches have been hugely impressed with the players in training, insisting they are building towards causing an upset at some stage.

Pubs can stay open until 2am for quarter-finals starting at 10pm, and until 1am for knockout matches starting at or before 9pm.

Captain Jac Morgan, Cardiff number eight Taulupe Faletau, Exeter lock Christ Tshiunza and Gloucester centre Max Llewellyn are all injured. There is an argument that all four could have been involved against England. Morgan has been Wales' standout performer and was their only Test Lion in the summer.

World Rugby has released the fixtures for the 2027 World Cup in Australia. The tournament has been expanded and the pool stages will be played over three successive weekends leading into a new round of 16 knockout stage.

Wales are in talks over a pre-World Cup friendly against England's group rivals Ghana.

Following England’s announcement of their 23-man squad to face Wales on Saturday in the Six Nations, here are our five key takeaways from Steve Borthwick’s selection.