Eddie Butler
Eddie Butler is a rugby union correspondent with the Observer. He can also be heard commentating on the BBC's rugby union coverage
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England’s sweeping statement: from grand slam to whitewash to beach partyThe adorably durable Vunipolas have been exceptional in this 3-0 clean sweep of Australia, and so has Chris Robshaw. England will be told by Eddie Jones they cannot rest on their laurels – but they have earned themselves a break -
England’s all-time best rugby union wins: where does Melbourne rank?The series-clinching victory over Australia will go down as one of England’s best – up there with a previous win in Melbourne, a bad-tempered triumph in Paris, a rare surprise success in New Zealand and of course the 2003 tour de force -
England’s luck against Australia was the fortune of the deservingGritty, endless defence by a transformed England side left Australia unable to take advantage of anything that came their way
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England and Wales’ Twickenham clash a good idea, whatever the weatherIt might not seem the most natural time for these two rivals to face off, but there is plenty for Eddie Jones’ and Warren Gatland’s teams to play for
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Six Nations 2016 verdict: Guardian writers give their highs and lowsThe players of the tournament, the outstanding matches, best and worst moments, the team of the season and what has to change for 2017
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Fast-finishing Celts serve up another feast on final day of Six NationsWith Wales ruthlessly putting Italy to the sword and Stuart Hogg’s try opening the floodgates in Dublin, the Celtic nations demonstrated they can play on the final day of the tournament. Why not do it from the off?
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England win the grand slam but now must aim for the next levelEddie Jones has made a massive impact in a short space of time but his team need to combine tighter discipline with a greater freedom of expression
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Eddie Jones’ revolution: how he led England to Six Nations grand slamFrom creating a happy camp to unleashing Billy Vunipola and identifying a fearsome second-row pairing, Eddie Jones has made his unmistakable mark in no time
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England’s Billy Vunipola thrashes his way through Ireland’s defenceBilly Vunipola, England’s No1 bulldozer, came close to perfection with his dummying and running although Ireland’s Johnny Sexton did get the ball off him once
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Wales and France show it’s not only the roof that has broken downFor Wales this was a chance to practise stopping what may well be coming their way at Twickenham next in the Six Nations but they will be unhappy about their resistance against the maul – and Dan Biggar should be the controller
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Wales and France show willing but Six Nations spark is already fading outIt was not for lack of effort but there was an overriding feeling that the All Blacks would have seized the opportunities that neither Wales nor France were able to capitalise on in a demonstration of the northern hemisphere’s limitations
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Familiarity of Six Nations at odds with Super Rugby’s willingness to experimentWhile the southern hemisphere is geared up for a new-look club competition, the Six Nations has yet to take fire but round three promises much – England and France face their sternest tests yet and Wales might just run free
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After World Cup pain isn’t it time you really were Scotland the brave?Give us a fight rather than a promise is the plea to Scotland, the Six Nations underdogs who have so often been backed to make a show and so often disappointed
Sportblog Eddie Jones’s wit and ruthlessness key to England’s historic whitewash of Australia