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Ollie Lawrence: ‘If you don’t dream big, you’re never going to get anywhere’

The centre on why England believe they can beat Ireland in their Six Nations opener and how his apology to fans over Alex Mitchell incident backfired

The Guardian - UK

England Six Nations worries grow with George ruled out of first two games

England’s best-laid plans for the 2025 Six Nations have been disrupted by fresh injuries which have forced Steve Borthwick to call up five new players to his squad

The Guardian - UK

Vice-captain Jamie George heads England withdrawals for Six Nations opener

Influential scrum-half Alex Mitchell is a doubt for the opener against Ireland on February 1.

The Independent UK

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England lose Jamie George for Six Nations opener as injuries mount before Ireland clash

Alex Mitchell is also doubtful for Dublin trip, with Alex Coles, Jack van Poortvliet and Alex Dombrandt all ruled out

Evening Standard

Jamie George set to miss England’s Six Nations opener in major blow for Steve Borthwick

Scrum half Alex Mitchell is also a doubt for the opening clash at the Aviva Stadium

The Independent UK

England hooker Jamie George ruled out of Six Nations opener against Ireland

The Saracens player suffered a hamstring injury on Sunday.

The Independent UK

English quintet face uphill task at business end of Champions Cup

Heavy defeats during the pool stage suggest Premiership teams lack the power of the best French and Irish sides

The Guardian - UK

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Northampton edge out battling Munster in Champions Cup thriller

Northampton will play at home in the last 16 of the Champions Cup after beating Munster 34-32 in their final pool match

The Guardian - UK

Maro Itoje named new England captain ahead of Six Nations as squad revealed

Itoje assumes the captaincy from Saracens teammate Jamie George before a vital campaign for Steve Borthwick’s side

The Independent UK

Borthwick backs ‘world-class’ Itoje as England captain after stripping George

Maro Itoje will lead England into the Six Nations after Steve Borthwick made the radical decision to ditch a ‘disappointed’ Jamie George as captain

The Guardian - UK

Europe is testing ground as Borthwick looks for Six Nations winning blend

With Alex Mitchell back at scrum-half, England could turn their opener in Dublin into the start of a successful campaign

The Guardian - UK

Ollie Lawrence should be applauded for streetwise play – rugby must ditch holier-than-thou image

Bath centre should not have apologised for stopping match against Northampton after going down from clash of heads

The Guardian - UK

Fin Smith’s last-gasp penalty helps Northampton Saints sink Bath in pulsating clash

Northampton Saints 35-34 Bath: A wild match threw up nine tries before a late, late penalty kick settled the contest

The Independent UK

British & Irish Lions 2025: Predicting the squad to tour Australia

The final international action before the squad is named is over - who will Andy Farrell be picking to head Down Under?

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The Independent UK

5 things England learned from a challenging autumn

England won one and lost three of their four Autumn Nations Series matches.

The Independent UK

Five things we learned in England’s loss to South Africa

Self-inflicted errors led to a fifth straight loss but Marcus Smith’s stock is on the rise along with the absent Alex Mitchell.

The Independent UK

England mull changes for Springboks clash to combat ‘unintended consequences’ of law tweak

The crackdown on ‘escorting’ from retreating players underneath kicks has had a major impact on the Autumn Nations Series

The Guardian - UK

Steve Borthwick opts for continuity but wants fast and furious England

The head coach has made just four starting changes against New Zealand and has picked a forward-centric bench

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The Guardian - UK

England players sign RFU contracts but raise ‘extensive concerns’ over workload

England players have voiced ‘extensive concerns’ about their workload after signing new RFU contracts

The Independent UK

England’s scrum halves urged to up the tempo as key selection decision looms

In the absence of Alex Mitchell, all of Ben Spencer, Harry Randall and Jack van Poortvliet are in contention to start

The Independent UK

Steve Borthwick insists England coaching changes have been ‘pretty seamless’

Joe El-Abd has taken over the defence while performing his director of rugby duties with Oyonnax until the end of the season.

Evening Standard

England confirm squad for Autumn Nations Series as Alex Mitchell ruled out

Red Rose optimistic George Ford will be able to feature

The Independent UK

Alex Mitchell ruled out of England squad with George Ford a doubt for autumn

Henry Slade is fit to make a return to Steve Borthwick’s squad ahead of fixtures against New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Japan

The Independent UK

England omit Alex Mitchell from autumn squad due to neck injury

George Ford is also left out of the 36 as he battles a thigh issue.

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick waits on key players’ fitness for England’s Autumn Nations Series

England are awaiting news on key individuals’ fitness as the head coach Steve Borthwick prepares to unveil a squad for the Autumn Nations Series

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