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Ugo Monye asks the question – if England, Ireland and France are all going to throw caution to the wind today and go all-out for bonus-point wins, why don’t we see that every week?

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And here is Gerard Meagher: “To demonstrate how much has changed since England last played nearly eight months ago, they will run out at an empty Stadio Olimpico, barring the 400 or so people working at the venue. The players will be obliged to stand at least one metre apart for the socially distanced national anthems, before which they will be given the opportunity to make an anti-racism gesture. The England squad have been given the personal choice as to whether they wish to take a knee or mark the moment in some other way.”

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