England edged out Ireland 23-22 in their Six Nations clash at Twickenham on Saturday, thanks to a stoppage-time drop goal from Marcus Smith, to keep the title race alive.
Scotland's Six Nations campaign unravelled in disastrous fashion in Rome as they crashed to a first defeat against Italy since 2015.
Ireland boss Andy Farrell insists under-fire England remain capable of representing one of the ultimate tests in world rugby ahead of a tantalising Twickenham showdown.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has made a few interesting alterations for their Six Nations encounter against France on Sunday.
Combative winger Duhan Van Der Merwe is just two tries away from holding the all-time try-scoring record for Scotland.
France centre Jonathan Danty will miss Six Nations games against Wales and England after being handed a five-week ban for a red card.