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With Steve Borthwick set to announce his chosen 36-man squad on Monday morning, former England number eight and ex-Worcester Warriors defence coach Nick Easter spends a morning playing selector, with balance and Premiership form at the top of his thinking. "Borthwick's first England side is obviously a key selection," Easter said. "The simple truth…

Bath Rugby face Northampton Saints at the Recreation Ground in Round Seven of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership still searching for their first win of the season. The Blue, Black and White sit bottom of the table heading into the game but buoyed by an impressive display last weekend in a narrow 37-31 defeat to Saracens which once again came down to…

It's difficult trying to decipher whether England or France were more undisciplined through Round 3 of the Six Nations rugby championship. England was assessed 14 penalties during a 40-24 loss at Wales. Meanwhile, the France vs Scotland match was postponed following a COVID-19 outbreak amongst the French squad. An investigation into the cause of…

The Cherry and Whites are back at Kingsholm on Saturday looking to reclaim a spot in the top four having dropped out of the play-off spots with defeat Leicester Tigers last weekend. Gloucester Rugby host Northampton Saints in Round 19 of the 2021/22 season and have been defeated just once at Kingsholm in any competition since October: 17-20 to…

Now that the 2022 international season has been wrapped up, we delve into the state of affairs in each of the competing nations. Next up, England. To find the right adjective to describe England's 2022 Autumn Nations Series campaign is hard. Dismal would be at one extreme, underwhelming might be somewhat kinder, but one thing is for sure - rather…

England head coach Eddie Jones has selected his England team to play Japan in the Autumn Nations Series on Saturday. The Aussies' side lost 30-29 to Argentina last Sunday, a sixth defeat in ten matches this year. "We've worked hard this week to improve on last week's performance. We've taken a good look at our preparation and we are happy with our…

Japan came close to besting the All Blacks, and now they face another world powerhouse in England in a litmus test of their improvement. Join The Roar for live scores and rolling coverage from 2:15am (AEDT). England coach Eddie Jones made five changes from the team beaten by Argentina last week. Leicester's Guy Porter, formerly of Sydney Uni, comes…

England are out to put their disappointing defeat to Argentina behind them when they host Japan on Saturday. Having lost 30-29 to the Pumas last weekend, they'll need to show a significant reaction after a below-par performance from many of Eddie Jones' key performers, and will need to be very wary about the threat posed by his former side. Japan's…

The Champions Cup gets under way this weekend, with the competition continuing with the format it adopted last year due to Covid. In this format, there are 24 teams in the competition split into two pools. Each team plays two sides, home and away, from their side of the draw. The top 16 sides, eight from each pool, will progress into the round of…

Competition: Gallagher Premiership Date and kick-off time: Friday, September 9, 2022, 7.45pm Venue: AJ Bell Stadium Weather forecast: 18c, showers Live coverage: PRTV Live Referee: Tom Foley Sale Sharks: L James; Roebuck, S James, Tuilagi, O'Flaherty; R du Preez, Warr; McIntyre, van der Merwe, Schonert; Wiese, Postlethwaite; JL du Preez, B Curry…