Warren Gatland tips England pair to shine in upcoming autumn internationals

Steve Borthwick's side have yet to really hit their stride during the early weeks of this competition after a shock run to the World Cup semi-finals in the autumn, though still head north of the border with two wins from two under their belts after following a drab opening display against Italy in Rome with a battling victory over Wales at…

England look to make it two wins from two at the start of their Six Nations campaign as they host Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Steve Borthwick's side got up and running in Rome with a 27-24 victory over Italy, though they trailed at half-time and it was a sluggish performance, against an Italian side with just one Six Nations win to their name…

The British & Irish Lions return to Australia in 2025, and every match of the tour will once again be live on Sky Sports. Players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will come together to take on the might of the Wallabies and aim to follow up the 2013 Test series victory down under.

9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints) The latter stages of the Rugby World Cup campaign presented Borthwick's halfback plans for the foreseeable future. England captain Owen Farrell will likely lead the line at fly-half, with George Ford pushed out to the replacements for the 2024 Six Nations. As mentioned earlier, Marcus Smith could expect to…

9. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints) The latter stages of the Rugby World Cup campaign presented Borthwick's halfback plans for the foreseeable future. England captain Owen Farrell will likely lead the line at fly-half, with George Ford pushed out to the replacements for the 2024 Six Nations. As mentioned earlier, Marcus Smith could expect to…

England's 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign is something that the rugby's longest-serving nation has looked forward to ever since it became clear that South Africa would win the 2019 final. Even before full-time in Yokohama, there was a sense that England had the ability to build on that loss to come back stronger in four years time. They still might,…

This is the Red Rose's last match before the head coach selects his 33-man squad for the tournament in France on Monday morning. Still, assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth insists they are not treating the Test in the Welsh capital as a "selection shootout". Instead, it is about building cohesion with this the first of four games this month as…

England's players face a last chance to impress before Steve Borthwick names his World Cup squad as they travel to Cardiff to take on Wales. The England head coach will name his final selection of 33 players for the tournament on Monday. Wales, meanwhile, have another couple of weeks before their squad is announced, but a number of those on the…

Ellis Genge, who was the triumphant captain under Steve Borthwick at Leicester, has long been a leader of this England team and he is now set to take over from Owen Farrell Ellis Genge is expected to reprise his Leicester captain-coach relationship with Steve Borthwick First, Steve Borthwick and Ellis Genge combined to lead Leicester to Premiership…

Owen Farrell looks likely to captain England against Scotland from inside centre Prior to England announcing their first matchday 23 to take on Scotland in the opening round of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations, TRU's Joe Harvey has predicted who Steve Borthwick will name in his starting XV. Tomorrow afternoon n there is set to be plenty of interest as…

The 2023 Guinness Six Nations kicks off with the first round of matches this weekend. Wales host Ireland, and England take on Scotland on Saturday 4th February, before reigning champions France head to Italy for Sunday's fixture. It is the most exciting time of the year for Northern Hemisphere rugby, with the competition looking closer than recent…

Former British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has tipped Warren Gatland as the perfect choice to take over the England head coach role should Eddie Jones be sacked this coming week. Jones is facing an RFU review following a dire Autumn Nation Series showing by England in which the Aussie battler's side claimed one win, a draw and two…

England and Leicester Tigers prop Ellis Genge has been discussing the three toughest props he has faced during his career so far. He returned to Bristol Bears in the summer of 2022 after six and half years at Leicester Tigers. A product of Bristol's Academy, Genge made 28 outings before departing for Leicester Tigers in 2016. The powerhouse prop…

England team to play New Zealand as head coach Eddie Jones prepares his squad to take on the All Blacks on Saturday. Manu Tuilagi returns to the starting line-up at outside centre. Marcus Smith is at fly half and Jack van Poortvliet is at scrum half. Vice-captain Jack Nowell is at right wing, Jonny May is on the left wing and Freddie Steward is at…

England's head coach Eddie Jones wants to turn the weight of history on this weekend's Autumn Series opponents New Zealand, to leave the All Blacks thinking "this isn't how it's supposed to be". And judging by the chat after Saturday's seven-try, 52-13 win over Japan at Twickenham, the way to do it will be through the forwards. England have won…

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…

Warren Gatland has tipped two England stars to shine during the Autumn Nations Series. Writing in The Telegraph, the former Wales and Lions boss identified 12 players to watch over the next month of exciting test rugby. Below we take a look at his choices from the home nations. To read his full list read his article by clicking…

Eddie Jones' side return to action for the first time since an impressive summer tour of his native Australia, where they held their nerve to win an engrossing series 2-1 thanks to a Marcus Smith-inspired 21-17 third-Test triumph in Sydney. Now attentions turn to preparing for next summer's World Cup in France as England face home games on four…

Ahead of the remaining nations kicking off their autumn campaigns this weekend, Telegraph Sport columnist Warren Gatland picks out 12 players who he plans to pay close attention to over the coming weeks. Barrett at inside centre. He had a pretty good game there against Australia in the Rugby Championship and they want to see more of that…

Eddie Jones has given a partial nod to Premiership form in a squad for the Autumn Nations Series that appears to show there is still time for experimentation, with less than a year to go to the Rugby World Cup. It feels as if time is short to be trying too many new combinations but head coach Jones is on record as saying there is room for maybe one…

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Speculation is rife as to which stars from the Lions tour of South Africa will be retained for the 2025 series in Australia, but a raft of prospects yet to break out might emerge in the meantime The relentless nature of the sports cycle means that within days of the British and Irish Lions losing this summer's series in South Africa, attention is…

With retirements, injuries and France-based players barred from selection, there should be a number of fresh faces when the squad is revealed on Wednesday. So who could force their way into the squad as a new World Cup cycle begins? The 30-year-old was the highest-profile omission from Borthwick's World Cup squad. The centre, who was picked for the…