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The Latest Breaking News from Steve Borthwick

Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus compares Henry Pollock to Siya Kolisi ahead of England clash

Pollock is set to take on South Africa for the first time in Johannesburg next week

The Independent UK

End-of-season rugby union awards: best games, players and more

From that crunch classic in Paris to the Red Roses’ trailblazing and Rhys Carré’s try, our pick of the moments that made the 2026-27 season

The Guardian - UK

Jamie George captains England again as Borthwick plays it safe for brutal summer tour

England included uncapped Caluori, Fisilau, Janse van Rensburg, Sela and Kloska in the squad while Fin Smith admitted he had to ‘fake’ confidence after Lions tour

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England rest captain Maro Itoje for summer tour as replacement revealed

Steve Borthwick to bring five uncapped players for Test meetings with South Africa, Fiji and Argentina

Evening Standard

RU:George back as England captain with Itoje rested

England captain Maro Itoje, having completed more Test minutes than any other player in the game over the last decade, is rested for their next three Tests.

AAP

George back as England captain with Itoje rested

England captain Maro Itoje, having completed more Test minutes than any other player in the game over the last decade, is rested for their next three Tests.

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Maro Itoje rested for England’s summer tour as Jamie George takes captaincy

Itoje has completed more Test minutes than any other player in the game over the last decade.

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England reveal new captain as Maro Itoje rested for Nations Championship

Jamie George will lead England in their July fixtures with five uncapped players included in the squad

The Independent UK

Pollock and Smith tune into Springbok summer after on-song Saints’ Prem triumph

Attention switches to England’s tour squad announcement as the Northampton and Exeter players patch up and press on

The Guardian - UK

England slip to defeat by France in non-cap international after costly mistakes

England slipped to defeat just two weeks before they face South Africa in the Nations Championship

The Independent UK

England set to rest captain Maro Itoje for Nations Championship: ‘The right thing to do’

Itoje will have a summer off barring injury striking England’s second row stocks

The Independent UK

Summer break could be ‘right thing to do’ for Maro Itoje

England head coach Steve Borthwick feels the captain may benefit from missing next month’s Tests.

The Independent UK

Noah Caluori and Benhard Janse van Rensburg handed England opportunities in uncapped clash with France

George Ford will captain an England XV blending youth and experience in Vannes

The Independent UK

Alex Mitchell poised for surprise Prem final spot in Saints and England fitness boost

Alex Mitchell could return from a hamstring injury in Saturday’s Prem final as Steve Borthwick prepares to finalise his Nations Championship squad

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Fast-paced, risk-taking Prem is a blueprint for England but everyone needs to buy in

Top-level rugby is fast becoming a different sport and finalists illustrate the domestic talent Borthwick needs to harness

The Independent UK

Noah Caluori reveals Maro Itoje advice as teenage wing sets sights on England debut

Caluori was named Gallagher Prem breakthrough player of the season and is now eyeing a first international cap

The Independent UK

England to bide their time before making Maro Itoje decision

Any decision to give Itoje the summer off would be in recognition of a demanding year

The Guardian - UK

Itoje left out of England training squad with summer rest expected

The chances of Maro Itoje touring with England this summer have diminished after the captain was left out of Steve Borthwick’s latest training squad

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The Independent UK

Maro Itoje left out of England training squad ahead of summer tour

Steve Borthwick said last month that England were having an ‘ongoing conversation’ about Itoje’s participation this summer

The Independent UK

Maro Itoje left out of England squad for latest training camp

Steve Borthwick revealed in May he was considering resting his captain for all, or part, of the Nations Championship in July.

The Independent UK

England’s Alex Mitchell a doubt for Nations Championship due to hamstring injury

The scrum half will miss the remainder of Northampton’s season

The Independent UK

Courtney Lawes’ Prem performances to be monitored as he targets England comeback

Lawes retired from Test rugby after the 2023 World Cup but his ambitions of returning to the global stage have been rekindled.

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick delays call on resting Itoje until final England squad announced in June

England’s head coach, Steve Borthwick, says he may rest some senior players including his captain, Maro Itoje, for all or part of the Nations Championship

The Independent UK

Steve Borthwick’s vague words underline the tall task facing England this summer

With three Tests in three weeks on three continents, Borthwick and his squad face an uncertain summer that begins with a clash with South Africa

The Independent UK

England complete revamp of Steve Borthwick’s coaching staff with final addition

Former Scotland international Byron McGuigan, who has been working with England since last summer, has joined the staff on a permanent basis

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