How England rebuilt their defence with a guilt trip and a brutal onslaught - and the one glaring weakness where teams can still expose them
Having opted to ditch the blitz after the Autumn Nations Series, the national team have been seeking to bed in a new, more ...
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England coach Steve Borthwick drops playmaker Marcus Smith to the bench
England head coach Steve Borthwick has decided to do away with the Fin Smith-Marcus Smith axis after dumping the latter to ...
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Dingwall glad to be ‘the glue’ of England backline
Fraser Dingwall wants to be the player who holds England's backs together as they look to beat Italy in the Six Nations at ...
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Dingwall glad to be 'the glue' of England's back-line against Italy
Fraser Dingwall wants to be "the glue" of England's back division as they look to beat Italy in the Six Nations at Twickenham ...
England vs Italy: Six Nations kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h results, odds
England vs Italy takes place on Sunday March 9, 2025 at Allianz Stadium Twickenham in south-west London. Kick-off is at 3pm ...
Fraser Dingwall happy to be ‘the glue’ that holds England’s backs together
England centre Fraser Dingwall wants to be “the glue” that helps Steve Borthwick’s side beat Italy at the Allianz Stadium after being selected for the first time in a year. The Northampton number 12 ...
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England team: Marcus Smith brutally dropped by Steve Borthwick as former captain reaches big milestone
Head coach Steve Borthwick has named his 23-man England squad to take on Italy in the fourth round of the Six Nations ...
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England team v Italy: Winners and losers as Marcus Smith ‘pushed to the side’ with attack now singing off Fin Smith’s hymn sheet
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England predicted team v Italy: Steve Borthwick to let Fin Smith ‘run the show’ while experienced back ‘rewarded’ for bench cameos
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England: Steve Borthwick breaks down key factor behind benching Marcus Smith
Marcus Smith had started all three of England's Six Nations Tests to date, but has been named on the bench against Italy.
Steve Borthwick is a more adventurous selector than you think – here is the proof
Dropping Marcus Smith to the bench to pick a 32-year-old at full-back hardly screams progression, especially when you ...
Steve Borthwick turns to the Northampton Saints ‘glue player’ to ignite England attack
Standing just a few metres behind England’s back line during training this week, Steve Borthwick witnessed the evidence of ...