DYLAN HARTLEY is urging England to prove they remain a force on the global stage today despite successive defeats to Scotland and France.

Ireland visit Twickenham knowing they are one victory away from securing the third Grand Slam in their history a week after deposing Eddie Jones’s men as Six Nations champions.

The embarrassment of a fifth-place finish is the fate that awaits England if they endure a third loss and results elsewhere conspire against them, thereby registering their worst ever performance in the northern hemisphere tournament since the expansion to six teams.