The match, to be staged in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, was thought to be under serious threat after the rapid spreading of the virus. But Six Nations chiefs say they expect the fixture to go ahead.

England prop Mako Vunipola is set to miss the rest of the Six Nations after going into self-isolation because of coronavirus fears. 

In a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country, there was an announcement that all sporting events in Italy will be suspended for 30 days, unless played behind closed doors. 

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: England are likely to face a seven-month wait to finish their Six Nations campaign - with plans taking shape for the postponed match against Italy in Rome.

Eddie Jones launched a scathing attack on the decision to send off Manu Tuilagi for a high tackle during England's 33-30 Six Nations victory against Wales at Twickenham. 

Rob Cross held off a stirring fightback from Michael Smith to win the Betfred World Matchplay title at Blackpool's Winter Gardens on Sunday night.

Jenn 'JWoww' Farley, Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and the Jersey Shore crew went for a generally classy collective look at Monday's VMA Awards in New Jersey, ratcheting up the glamour.

George Clooney and his friend Rande Gerber took out their classic sports cars for a drive around Los Angeles. George rode what looked like a classic Porsche Roadster, while Rande drove a Corvette.

Dua Lipa courted attention with her latest sultry Instagram which she shared with her 31.3m followers on Wednesday from Glastonbury Festival.

Noel Gallagher has accused his estranged brother Liam of threatening his wife Sara MacDonald after she branded the former Oasis frontman a 'fat t**t'.

It doesn’t surprise me that Eddie Jones is still bitter about last year’s Calcutta Cup defeat at Murrayfield. England wiped the floor with Italy on Saturday and they will want to do the same against Scotland.

Wing Seymour (rib) and utility back Kinghorn (ankle) both sustained injuries in Saturday's defeat to Wales and join full-back Hogg on the sidelines, who has damaged his shoulder.

A brawl erupted after Scotland flanker Ryan Wilson shoved Ford in the back like a 'school bully' as the teams returned to the dressing rooms after their warm-ups. Scotland won the game 25-13.

Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for England vs Scotland's Six Nation 2019 clash including date, kick-off time and channel plus squad, results, stats and odds.

England were well beaten in the last encounter with the Scots and are bracing themselves to face typically fired-up opponents, desperate to end a disappointing campaign with a win.

Eddie Jones's side looked on course for a comfortable win as they raced into a 31-0 lead, only for Finn Russell to inspire the visitors to an incredible second-half comeback. Relive the action here.

Finn Russell stole the limelight as Scotland put on a show in their final World Cup audition with a 44-10 thrashing of Georgia in Tbilisi.

Gregor Townsend has wrapped a number of his key men up in cotton wool after leaving them out of Scotland's World Cup send-off with Georgia at Murrayfield on Friday night.

ROB ROBERTSON IN KOBE: Japan's sensational 19-12 victory over Ireland yesterday has forced the Scots to go chasing a bonus-point victory over Samoa in Kobe tomorrow.

ROB ROBERTSON AT THE KOBE MISAKI STADIUM: Needing a bonus point win to keep their World Cup campaign alive, it took them until five minutes from time before they got that vital fourth try.

SRU chiefs would be 'furious' if Scotland's crucial World Cup clash with Japan falls foul of Typhoon Hagibis and remain confident the game will be played even if it is delayed by 24 hours.

With the news that two World Cup pool matches have been called off, and another under review, there is some confusion over who will finish where. Sportsmail takes a look at the pool permutations...

SRU chiefs remain on a collision course with World Rugby after the decision on whether Sunday's make-or-break game with Japan goes ahead was delayed until the morning of the match.

NIK SIMON IN YOKOHAMA: World Rugby have given the green light for Japan's game with Scotland to go ahead - with supporters also being allowed to attend the crunch clash.

CHRIS FOY IN TOKYO: England's match against France is in danger of being cancelled, as Typhoon Hagibis has changed course and is now due to tear through Tokyo and Yokohama.

Finn Russell was dropped from Scotland's Six Nations opener after refusing to stop drinking at the team's hotel bar and then skipping training the following morning.

Finn Russell will be absent again when Scotland play England in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations Championship at Murrayfield.

Every morning at Pennyhill Park, Eddie Jones walks past a table in the hotel lobby offering free fruit and a collection of daily newspapers. On Tuesday they did not make for pleasant reading.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: England are talking about Scottish dirty tricks again, ahead of their trip to Murrayfield, but John Barclay has dismissed what he considers to be familiar 'whinging'.

Watson sat out the 24-17 defeat to France in Paris with a calf injury and it was hoped he would return for the trip to Murrayfield, but forwards coach Matt Proudfoot confirmed he would not be fit.

CHRIS FOY IN EDINBURGH - England's  task is to turn down the volume - in the Murrayfield stands and far beyond. There is suddenly a lot of noise swirling around the national team.

NIK SIMON IN EDINBURGH - Sam Underhill admits the pressure is on as England walk into the eye of a storm in Saturday's clash with Scotland.

De Jong completed a big-money £65million move to the Spanish giants from Ajax in January and he will be officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on Friday.

During the latest episode of BT Sport's 'What I Wore' series, Van Persie was asked to talk about the iconic moments from his career as he worked his way through the shirts he donned during his career.

The Dutch, managed by Bert Van Marwijk in 2010, were defeated in the final by Spain following an extra-time winner by midfield maestro Andres Iniesta in South Africa.

Ronald Koeman's Barcelona exit clause has been delayed until 2021 after the postponement of the European Championships this summer.

Barcelona had high hopes for Frenkie de Jong after winning the race to sign him last summer for £65million, but the 22-year-old has so far failed to live up to expectation at the Camp Nou.

Ed Sheeran has found himself in another court battle in which he is being accused of 'stealing' material for his songs.

Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch took a rare night off from parenting duties as they headed to Ed Sheeran's launch of his new bar Bertie Blossoms on Sunday.

Ed Sheeran's extensive collection of body art has been branded 's**t' by his tattoo artist who revealed he has lost clients as a result of his work on the popstar.

The Shape of You hitmaker, 28, most recently said that he must carry a laminated picture of the Weasley twins from Harry Potter in his wallet at all times.

Vossi Bop hitmaker Stormzy, 26, and his rival, 41, reignited their feud on Twitter over the weekend, just weeks after their first heated exchange over the social media platform.

The actress, 29, and her one-time crush, 31 - who portrayed Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy in the wizard franchise - posted a snap on Monday, which sent die-hard fans into overdrive.

It has been claimed that Tom Felton has signed up to celebrity dating app Raya in his search for love, reports The Sun.

'I think he went 12 hours,' said Gomez, the GOP candidate in a bizarre debate moment. 'And I've gone a lot longer than that without having to go to the bathroom, sir, [during] my time in the SEAL teams'

Palin attributed Christie's growing popularity to what she called a 'YouTube videographer' who follows him around and manufactures situations that will give him an edge over his competition.

The lawsuit’s announcement comes only hours after the secret FISA court renewed the government’s permission Friday to collect bulk telephone metadata.

Sen. McCain 'did meet with ISIS, and had his picture taken, and didn't know it was happening at the time,' Sen. Paul claimed, setting off angry denials and a D.C.-wide press scrum to call him a liar.

'We should not underestimate the transmissibility' of this disease, Paul told a conservative radio show host.

The Kentucky senator wants Congress to vote on a formal declaration of war targeting the Islamic fanatics, with troops used for strikes on its leadership and intelligence-gathering.