5 h. ago Quilter Nations: Ellis Genge lauds 'team full of mavericks' as England struggle to victory

Borthwick’s side fell behind early at the home of rugby

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6 h. ago Ellis Genge relishing New Zealand meeting after England’s win over Fiji

England go into the All Blacks clash on a run of nine successive victories.

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7 h. ago Steve Borthwick's bench delivers as England beat Fiji to win nine in a row

Squad depth will be even more important against the All Blacks next weekend

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38 h. ago Ellis Genge and England channel Fiji frustration ahead of unorthodox autumn challenge

Beaten for the first time by the Pacific Islanders when they last visited Twickenham, England’s stand-in captain has underlined the threat that Fiji will pose

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3 d. ago Meet history buff Joe Heyes, the Leicester and England prop infatuated with Dan Cole

Interview: The latest in a long line of Leicester Tigers front-rowers, Heyes reveals how England have solved their scrum woes

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5 d. ago Bank of England COULD cut interest rates this week: Should you lock in a mortgage deal now as rates fall?

Barclays is going against the grain and predicting a base rate reduction when the Bank of England meets on Thursday. What does that mean if you're looking for a new mortgage?

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5 d. ago Jason Manford slams 'entitled' locals in a wealthy English village

The comedian slammed a group of 'entitled' villagers during a Cheshire council meeting in England last week, saying he was 'speaking up for children who have nothing'

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7 d. ago Meet England's stunning rugby WAGs from singing sensation to war refugee

England get their Autumn Nations Series underway against Australia on Saturday, and a revamped Steve Borthwick squad brings with it some new wives and girlfriends

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8 d. ago Mary Earps extract: ‘I felt sick and anxious. Then came the words I’d waited 12 months to hear’

In an exclusive extract from her autobiography, goalkeeper reveals the painful road to her shock England exitEngland felt like such a safe space for me. It was usual to have a team review after a big tournament and after the Euros in 2022 we came together in the Club England meeting room at St George’s Park, the team’s headquarters.The emotional security that I felt within England was bolstered by the culture and values that had underpinned and contributed to our success. Non-collegiate behaviour was not tolerated. We came back together to the news that Hannah Hampton had been dropped from the squad: her behaviour behind the scenes at the Euros had frequently risked derailing training sessions and team resources. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago England plotting downfall of Australia after meeting architects of ‘Bazball’

Steve Borthwick and his number two Richard Wigglesworth met with England cricket coach Brendon McCullum and his assistants in Manchester.

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1 week ago Marcus Smith left out of England 23 to face Australia with Lions made to wait

George Ford at fly-half, Itoje leads side at TwickenhamPepper gets nod with Curry among six Lions on benchEngland have omitted Marcus Smith completely from their matchday squad to face Australia on Saturday and confirmed George Ford as their starting fly-half. Head coach Steve Borthwick has also named six British & Irish Lions on his bench with Tom Curry, Ellis Genge and Henry Pollock all named among the replacements.Instead Borthwick has preferred to put his faith in lower-profile players such as Bath’s Guy Pepper, Sale’s Tom Roebuck and Leicester’s Joe Heyes in a side which also has no place for Bath’s Ollie Lawrence or Exeter’s Henry Slade, both midfield regulars last season. Tommy Freeman will wear 13 having been shifted inside from the wing to form a centre pairing with his Northampton clubmate Fraser Dingwall. Continue reading...

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1 week ago England suffer Sophie Ecclestone injury scare in dominant win over New Zealand

England meet South Africa in the semi-final on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Photos of King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV. This historic meeting aims to strengthen ties between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. The event marks the first time since the Reformation that the heads of these two churches have prayed together.

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2 w. ago Australia beat England by six wickets at Women’s Cricket World Cup – live reaction

Updates as two sides meet in IndoreGet in touch! Share your thoughts with Rob5th over: England 35-0 (Jones 16, Beaumont 14) Schutt drops short with a leg-cutter and Jones welcomes it, pulling with authority to the boundary. A delicious couple of cuts follow, with Schutt losing her length.4th over: England 23-0 (Jones 4, Beaumont 14) Beaumont is forced back into the crease with Mooney up to the stumps, and Garth keeps her there with some fine stump-to-stump bowling. Maiden. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Australia chasing 245 to beat England: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live

Updates as two unbeaten sides meet in IndoreGet in touch! Share your thoughts with Rob5th over: England 35-0 (Jones 16, Beaumont 14) Schutt drops short with a leg-cutter and Jones welcomes it, pulling with authority to the boundary. A delicious couple of cuts follow, with Schutt losing her length.4th over: England 23-0 (Jones 4, Beaumont 14) Beaumont is forced back into the crease with Mooney up to the stumps, and Garth keeps her there with some fine stump-to-stump bowling. Maiden. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England delay team reveal for latest T20 with weather forcing training indoors

Third series game against New Zealand set for FridayBanton ‘still learning’ but relishing second chance England’s preparations for a hot, dry T20 World Cup in India in February brought them on Wednesday to a cool, drizzly Auckland, where they were forced to conduct the final training session ahead of their third game against New Zealand indoors. It is not always obvious what purpose these bilateral series serve, what useful lessons could possibly be being learned – but on this occasion, for at least one of the players, that is not an issue.Tom Banton says he is “still learning now”, and if it is the kind of line regularly trotted out even by players who have long since scaled the pinnacle of their sport in his case it is undeniably true. After forging his reputation as a top-order batter, mostly as an opener, Banton suddenly finds himself in a completely unfamiliar role, coming in at five or six. “There weren’t really too many conversations,” he said. “I just got brought back into t...

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