Fresh from a 45-22 defeat of Australia, Borthwick has made 10 changes for the second Nations Championship clash with Japan.
Strength of Ireland selection for Fiji clash reflects desire to test squad resilience ahead of next year’s trip to Australia
Last week, Andy Farrell was blunt in his assessment that if the tournament was happening right now, his side couldn't be contenders, but he still believes time is on their side to travel to Australia as potential winners.
Just three retained in same positions from Australia game ‘We want the very best of every one of these guys,’ says Itoje England’s World Cup hopefuls have been warned not to go off script when auditioning for a place on the plane next year after Steve Borthwick rang the changes to his side to face Japan on Saturday, handing starts to rookies Will Joseph and Max Ojomoh as well as Henry Pollock. Borthwick has made 10 personnel and two positional changes to his team to play Eddie Jones’s side wi...
Fresh from a 45-22 defeat of Australia, Borthwick has made 10 changes for the second Nations Championship clash with Japan.
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter believes that Greg Fisilau will take his game to the next level after winning his first England cap in the win over Australia last weekend.
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Kyle Steyn has called on porous Scotland to tighten up and deliver “a real physical defensive performance” against Australia on Sunday as they bid to bounce back from their chastening defeat by New Zealand.
Steve Borthwick has made wholesale changes to his squad to take on Japan this Saturday in the Nations Championship from the one that defeated Australia 45-22.
USA under-20s fullback Dane Mitchell has emerged as a “great surprise” for the Australia Men’s Sevens side.
Wallabies hooker Matt Faessler will captain a new-look Queensland Reds side in a battle for the Saitama-Queensland Shield.
Australia Under-20s captain Tom Robinson has re-signed with the Queensland Reds on a new two-year deal.
Wallabies centre Len Ikitau has highlighted the importance of “connection” and alluded to some major fixes.
Sione Tuipulotu and Isaac Kailea used to face off in the backyards of their family homes in Melbourne. On Monday they will meet on opposite sides at Murrayfield.
The issue is that a connected linespeed defence system is no longer a viable option when you are teasing out new combinations week after week.
Capped Wallabies prop Blake Schoupp will wear an ACT Brumbies jersey for the first time since the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs.
Wallabies great Drew Mitchell believes Henry Pollock’s willingness to express himself is good for rugby union.
Ryan Lonergan expects a bounce-back performance from the Wallabies this weekend, with the group left “super disappointed."
England's Henry Pollock dives over the line to score their fifth try during the Nations Championship rugby union match between England and Australia at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, in south-west London, on November 8, 2026. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP via Getty Images) The biggest sides in the northern and southern hemispheres clash in the new international competition. Here’s everything you need to know before it resumes in November... The biggest sides in the northern and southern hemisph...
England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso suffered an ankle injury in the tackle.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Tommy Freeman and George Furbank can make an impact at the World Cup next year, providing they can stay fit Rugby, at its heart, is a simple game. Win the collisions and you’ll more than likely win the match. Rule the skies, own the floor and the chances are you’ll end up on the right side of the ledger. Put square pegs in square holes and you can achieve the sort of attacking fluidity required for a record score against Australia. The complicated bit, once you stop tryi...
The heavy defeat to England at Twickenham has left coach Les Kiss still searching for a solution to his side’s ongoing conundrum at No 10
In his latest column, England World Cup winner Matt Dawson reflects on an impressive win for Steve Borthwick's side against Australia in the Nations Championship.
England 45-22 Australia. A Test Steve Borthwick and his squad needed to win, and they delivered at Twickenham. But what stood out?
The heavy defeat to England at Twickenham has left coach Les Kiss still searching for a solution to his side’s ongoing conundrum at No 10 If you thought that Albus Dumbledore had trouble filling the Defence Against the Dark Arts post at Hogwarts, spare a thought for Les Kiss who is the latest Wallabies coach desperate for a solution at fly-half. If only Harry Potter, part of the wider touring group, played at first receiver and not on the wing. Since the 2023 World Cup, a tournament that ende...
Australia continue to struggle to find identity and a top-class fly-half a year before they host the World Cup On the shivering Twickenham concourses shortly after full time, one well-oiled Australia supporter took it upon himself to congratulate his forlorn compatriots for at least turning up. Alas, there were 15 of them conspicuous by their absence. Make no mistake, and take nothing away from England, but this was a woeful Wallabies performance, as bad as anything served up in recent memory...
‘I’m delighted we got the win. He’s a world-class coach’ England beat Australia 45-22 in Nations Championship Maro Itoje, the England captain, has reiterated his squad’s full support for the head coach, Steve Borthwick, after the home side’s resounding 45-22 victory against Australia at Allianz Stadium on Sunday. Itoje described Borthwick as “a world‑class coach” and said England were “lucky to have him” despite fresh media reports of unhappiness in the camp this summer. Borthwick also reveal...
Chris, Ashy and Paul Grayson get the on the whistle reaction from the Allianz
With his team rampant in their demolition of Australia, the head coach’s work seems to be paying dividends So this is what they have been building behind Twickenham’s big black gates. After all these weeks in which England have seemed to always be a work in progress, Steve Borthwick finally wheeled out something that felt like a finished version of his team. No excuses, no apologies, no explanations, no talk about how young and inexperienced they are, no assurances that they are going to take...
Henry Pollock spoke on his change in position during the Rugby Union game between England and Australia.
Jack van Poortvliet pays homage to teammate Henry Pollock after his dominance on the wing during the rugby union match between England and Australia.
Henry Pollock scored two tries off the wing as a rampant England secured a record 45-22 bonus-point victory over Australia in the Nations Championship at Twickenham on Sunday.
Henry Pollock scores twice in seven-try rout as England put a sorry Australian side to the sword. What a start for England! Oh my word, how clinical! They won the line-out (just) and went down the blind. Chessum with a meaty carry got them rumbling. It came back infield. Earl with a carry in the build up, Curry too. Then Smith with a little pass for Atkinson who then found Feyi-Waboso off his right wing and he did the business. Oh wait, was there a forward pass? Yes, there was. Curry’s pass t...
One of the best attacking displays of the Borthwick era was lit up by electric performances from Pollock and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who crossed three times between them.
England 45-22 Australia George, Chessum and Heyes scored first-half tries England had promised to do their talking on the field and so it came to pass. After a turbulent few days, this result was certainly a thumping riposte to newspaper reports that all is not well within the court of Steve Borthwick. If Australia had imagined they might encounter distracted, half-hearted hosts, this seven-try romp suggested the precise opposite. Maybe Borthwick should commission the Times to write his motiv...
England provide emphatic on-pitch backing for head coach Steve Borthwick as they swat aside a listless Australia at Allianz Stadium.
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Brentford coaches Keith Andrews and Damien Duff were among a host of star-studded guests to the Wallabies training camp this week
Henry Pollock impressed out of position as Steve Borthwick's England claimed a much-needed, morale-boosting 45-22 victory over Australia in the Nations Championship at Allianz Stadium.
Maro Itoje must make sure his side’s emotions do not boil over and the breakdown battle will be pivotal England are riled up, they feel backed into a corner and if history shows us anything, it is that they tend to perform when their backs are against the wall. It’s a very English trait and Steve Borthwick’s tenure has been punctuated with performances when his side feel as though they have a point to prove. The players certainly have that as they begin their autumn campaign against Australia...
The Wallabies have a squad capable of magic but doubts remain over whether their talents can be knitted into a great team There are moments when Australia look like a team that can take on the world. Moments when they’re trailing by two in the 83rd minute at Twickenham and all of a sudden Len Ikitau has snapped an underhand pass through to Max Jorgensen and he’s haring down the wing to score in the corner. Moments when Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has ripped his way around Tom Curry, inside Bundee A...
Sunday’s hosts need to stop looking for excuses and focus on what they can control to kick off the Nations Championship against battle-hardened Australia Several things are increasingly guaranteed from an English rugby perspective around this time of year. Bang on cue the injury news and the weather both start to worsen. Cracks in the relationship between the players and their head coach, in this case Steve Borthwick, begin to surface. And as the crowds stream up from Twickenham railway stati...
Jamie George says England's players were "hurt" by a newspaper report of a rift with head coach Steve Borthwick in the summer, calling the timing of the article "shocking" ahead of Sunday's Nations Championship clash with Australia.
Maro Itoje captains hosts after missing summer Tests.
Red Roses head coach will use radical six-two split with Fin Baxter starting ahead of Ellis Genge
Team meet to discuss Times article on squad disharmony Jamie George says criticism will get best from England England’s senior players have circled the wagons around Steve Borthwick and denied he oversaw a toxic environment over the summer, insisting they will “fight to protect” the under-fire head coach in Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia. Jamie George, who captained the side for England’s three summer Tests, and the returning captain, Maro Itoje, called a squad meeting on Friday mor...
England's men will be playing on a revolutionary new surface when they take on the Wallabies on Sunday.
Ireland welcome Argentina to Lansdowne Road for the first of four November Internationals this month as they gear up towards next summer's Rugby World Cup in Australia.
The Connacht number 8 was one of the few real positives to emerge from the summer leg of the Nations Championship in Australia and New Zealand.
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England's rugby side were joined by Athletics star Amy Hunt ahead of their Nations Championship which kicks off against Australia. Credit: RFU.
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Watch Australia v Fiji as the co-hosts and favourites look to extend their winning start to the competition (SAEED KHAN / AFP via Getty Images) The Kangaroos will be strong favourites heading into their second Rugby League World Cup match. Watch Australia v Fiji as the co-hosts and favourites bring their Rugby League World Cup roadshow to Brisbane. The reigning …Continue reading »
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