England were quick out of the blocks against Ireland and Owen Farrell insists the team are happy with how things are "in-house".
Ireland were beaten 24-12 at Twickenham, with head coach Andy Farrell left to concede that England were much the better side.
Eddie Jones' team selection for England's crunch Six Nations clash with Ireland raised eyebrows, but his side responded in style on Sunday.
Exeter plundered eight tries in a crushing victory over Northampton as they took another step closer to finishing top of the Premiership.
Bordeaux Begles gave another demonstration of their Top 14 title credentials with a bonus-point win over Clermont Auvergne.
After losing to Ospreys, Ulster bounced back by defeating Cheetahs, while Glasgow Warriors beat Dragons to move into third in Conference A.
Wales look highly unlikely to retain their Six Nations title after a loss to France, but Wayne Pivac felt they were hard done by.
France kept their Grand Slam hopes live with a famous win in Cardiff, but Romain Ntamack says they are not getting ahead of themselves.
There was a shortage of free-flowing rugby on a damp day in Cape Town, but Super Rugby leaders the Stormers got the job done.
Stuart Hogg, Chris Harris and Adam Hastings crossed as Scotland claimed their first win of the 2020 Six Nations by beating Italy.
Australian Conference rivals the Brumbies and the Reds enjoyed big wins on Saturday, the leaders recovering from an outbreak of mumps.
Marland Yarde was in fine form as Sale Sharks went second in the Premiership table in style against Leicester Tigers.
Leinster became the first Pro14 side to win their first 12 league matches of a season after they overcame Ospreys on Friday.
Ireland have been forced into a late change to their team to play England, with Devin Toner in for Iain Henderson.
Lewis Moody was impressed by England's grit and determination in the win over Scotland but says Ireland will provide a far sterner test.
Eddie Jones has made four changes to the England starting line-up for the showdown with Ireland at Twickenham.