10 h. ago Pollock proves the key before England cavalry seal victory over Australia

England 25-7 AustraliaEarl, Mitchell and Cowan-Dickie also cross for hostsThere will be higher octane games than this one in the coming weeks but for England the primary objective has been safely ticked off. An eighth successive Test victory is in the bag and Steve Borthwick’s team have also gone one better than the corresponding fixture last year when the Wallabies took the spoils in the dying moments.While this encounter was not nearly as thrilling, the final scoreline – shining brightly on the big screen in the gathering evening gloom – was what really counted for Borthwick and his players. Defeat to a weakened Wallaby side would have prompted some uncomfortable questions and cast a nagging shadow over the remainder of their November schedule. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago England vs Australia LIVE: Result, match stream and latest updates from Autumn Nations Series clash

Steve Borthwick’s side chasing eighth successive win against the Wallabies at Twickenham

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11 h. ago England vs Australia LIVE: Score, latest updates and match stream from Autumn Nations Series clash

Steve Borthwick’s side chasing eighth successive win against the Wallabies at Twickenham

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12 h. ago England v Australia: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Updates from the 3.10pm GMT kick-off at TwickenhamSign up for The Breakdown newsletter | Email SarahRugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody is delivering the match ball, an emotional moment for the England icon after recently being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.The players will be out on the pitch soon and the anthems will follows shortly after. Are you ready for what is set to be a thriller? Strap in. It’s coming. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago England vs Australia LIVE: Latest score, match stream and updates from Autumn Nations Series

Steve Borthwick’s side chasing eighth successive win against the Wallabies at Twickenham

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14 h. ago England vs Australia LIVE: Autumn Nations Series match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Steve Borthwick’s side chasing eighth successive win against the Wallabies at Twickenham

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18 h. ago England rugby coaches were placed under investigation for rule break during Australia clash

As England's Autumn Nations Series gets underway against Australia, fans are reminded of one previous clash between the rugby giants that ended in two coaches being banned

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20 h. ago England rugby duo were banned for breaking strict rule against Australia

As England's Autumn Nations Series gets underway against Australia, we look back on the controversial 2015 Rugby World Cup clash between the pair, which ended in two coaches being banned

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20 h. 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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32 h. ago No mountain too high for Itoje and England with Australia first up in autumn series

England captain stresses team must display their full power in Saturday’s first of four home internationals in NovemberJust occasionally even the world’s best rugby players are genuinely taken aback. In mid-September, Maro Itoje, recuperating from his British & Irish Lions exertions, stood and watched an England training session and could not believe the pace, intensity and all-round zip on view. “I was thinking: ‘Wow, I need to get back in the gym, I need to make sure I come back quickly,’” he admitted this week.Itoje says his former teammate Mako Vunipola was just as impressed – “He didn’t remember it being that fast” – on a visit to England’s base in Bagshot the other day. Another recent retiree, the England scrum-half Danny Care, felt similarly. All of which has been fuelling Itoje’s growing belief, with the 2027 Rugby World Cup on the horizon, that “there’s no mountain we can’t climb”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Dingwall backed to plot course through the midfield maze for England

Steve Borthwick has opted for the Northampton centre, his ‘glue’ player, over an array of talented England backsEven Steve Borthwick admits that picking his team to face Australia on Saturday was tricky. And even after he had made his mind up, there was a training ground snapshot which underlined the slim margins involved. “There was a piece of play where the skill showed by the team not starting was absolutely incredible,” said Borthwick. “I couldn’t praise them highly enough for the way they tested the team that is starting.”Which neatly sums up England’s intensifying backline debate. Ollie Lawrence, Marcus Smith, Henry Arundell, Henry Slade, Cadan Murley and Max Ojomoh are all fit and can’t even make the matchday 23. Not to mention the up-and-coming Noah Caluori. Nor Owen Farrell. Let alone the injured Elliot Daly, George Furbank, Seb Atkinson, Ollie Sleightholme and Will Muir. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australia will target Freeman at centre in England clash, George Gregan warns

Former captain says defensive questions will be askedFreeman switching from more familiar role out wideThe former Australia captain George Gregan says they will target Tommy Freeman’s defending at outside-centre for England on Saturday.Steve Borthwick’s side kick off their autumn campaign at Twickenham against opponents who consigned them to a dramatic late defeat last year, and the head coach has made some notable selectorial calls. George Ford starts at No 10 instead of Fin Smith, Ford’s Sale Sharks colleague Tom Roebuck is on the wing and, most interestingly, Freeman will play at No 13. Continue reading...

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