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BEN YOUNGS: The lightbulb has switched on for Steve Borthwick – this is how his rampant England tore Australia apart, from ‘missing piece’ George Furbank to a ferocious pack and electric Jack van Poortvliet
BEN YOUNGS: England’s rampant performance against Australia felt like a lightbulb moment for Steve Borthwick. Finally, the strategy married up with [...]
November 10, 2026
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Desperate Lawrence Dallaglio gets just £54,000 for his Rugby World Cup winner’s medal and fails to sell much of his collection at auction amid bankruptcy after bitter divorce and ‘excessive spending’
He was declared insolvent last year after he and his wife of almost 20 years, Alice, divorced, and was accused of spending excessively on a lavish lifestyle.
October 13, 2026
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Why the PREM is now a try-fest with Saints and Bristol leading the way – and how it could help England: Tackle height changes, dynamic back threes, the cat-and-mouse maul and the jackal clampdown
NIK SIMON: New Sarries boss Brendan Venter has ambitions to break the PREM’s cycle of attacking supremacy. The eccentric South African may be on a [...]
October 8, 2026
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BEN KAY INTERVIEW: My England team went to dark places to win the World Cup – Steve Borthwick’s side can absolutely do the same. Here’s what they need to do, from ‘invaluable’ Shaun Edwards to unleashing PREM style of play
‘The big thing is that the players have to own it,’ Kay says. ‘Success comes from going to dark places, carrying scars of defeat, and [...]
September 30, 2026