Courtney Lawes to retire from England duty after World Cup: ‘It’s time’ The forward is England’s fifth most-capped male player of all-time The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023
Courtney Lawes to end England playing career after Rugby World Cup Courtney Lawes has admitted the World Cup defeat by South Africa marks the end of an era after confirming his intentions to retire from England duty The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
Pollard penalty breaks England hearts as South Africa reach World Cup final A late penalty from Handré Pollard gave South Africa a 16-15 win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023
‘The best is yet to come’: Itoje rallies England for Springboks semi-final The England lock Maro Itoje is confident in his side for Saturday’s rematch of the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, in which Freddie Steward returns at full-back The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
England vs South Africa: Ben Earl trusts ‘superhuman’ Steve Borthwick to mastermind semi-final win Ben Earl has total confidence in "superhuman" head coach Steve Borthwick scheming England's perfect World Cup semi-final smash-and-grab raid. Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023
I quite like the noise – Ellis Genge ‘fuelled’ by England’s critics England take on South Africa on Saturday for a place in the World Cup final. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Owen Farrell silences critics as England survive Fiji fightback England 30-24 Fiji: The fly half collected 20 points to lead his side into the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023
Owen Farrell steers England into World Cup semi-finals after Fiji fightback Steve Borthwick’s side will face either France or South Africa in the last four. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023
Talking points as England face Fiji in World Cup quarter-finals Steve Borthwick’s men are strong favourites to reach the last-four stage of the tournament. The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023
England player ratings vs Samoa: Ford-Farrell partnership fails to fire in concerning Pool D finale Ollie Chessum the pick of the bunch for Steve Borthwick as Danny Care and Marcus Smith impress off the bench in Lille Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2023
Ford-Farrell experiment returns for England as Rugby World Cup knockouts loom Steve Borthwick starts both his playmakers at 10 and 12 for the final group game against Samoa The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
Courtney Lawes says ‘selfless’ England will play to strengths at World Cup England have crushed Argentina, Japan and Chile to claim a quarter-final place as Pool D winners. The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Courtney Lawes insists England always believed their rugby style ‘would click’ The England lock was not worried by England’s World Cup warm-up losses and was keen to see which team strategy would prove a success The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
Steve Borthwick hails Owen Farrell’s leadership qualities as England captain returns The fly half returns to action against Chile in Lille after being suspended for England’s first two games in France The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 Marcus Smith backed to shine at full-back as England tackle unfancied Chile Smith will make his first start in the number 15 jersey in Saturday’s clash.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023 Borthwick gives returning Owen Farrell England captaincy for rest of World Cup Owen Farrell will return as captain for the rest of England’s World Cup campaign with Steve Borthwick giving his clear backing to the fly-half
Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023 Steve Borthwick faces Rugby World Cup balancing act as relaxed England aim to kick on As England’s players let off steam with a headers and volleys warm-up session, Steve Borthwick kept the Red Rose squad’s real World Cup balls in the air.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2023 Far from faultless but England do the business in bonus-point win over Japan After all the pre-tournament angst, England are almost there.
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Joe Marler reveals inspiration behind bizarre headed assist in England victory against Japan The prop inadverdently set up Courtney Lawes for a crucial try
Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2023 Joe Marler ‘practised’ headers before assist for bizarre try in England win over Japan The prop provided an inadvertent assist for Courtney Lawes’ important score in the Rugby World Cup clash in Nice
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023 Courtney Lawes says England ‘getting better every day’ after beating Japan England were booed by their own fans during the early stages of the second-half in response to the sheer volume of their kicking.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023 England really answered only one question: can they kick it? Oh God, yes After the euphoria of the win over Argentina, this was a reminder of how far Steve Borthwick’s side have to go
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023 Steve Borthwick defiant after England beat Japan and promises better to come The England head coach Steve Borthwick said: ‘We’re seeing strides in fundamental aspects,’ while Ben Earl added they are ‘growing and improving’
Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2023 England vs Japan player ratings: Ben Earl dominant as returning Billy Vunipola delivers smart cameo England made it two wins from two at the Rugby World Cup by seeing off Japan on Sunday evening.
Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2023 England 34-12 Japan: Steve Borthwick’s side on course for Rugby World Cup quarter-finals but work to do Four tries eventually break down the Brave Blossoms to stay perfect in Pool D but it was a mostly scrappy display in Nice