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Bad-blood clash against South Africa offers England chance to transform autumn as pressure builds

Amid all the talk of a breakaway league and global franchises, it is perhaps fitting that Twickenham is serving up a classic Test match this weekend.

Evening Standard

Borthwick faces up to South Africa in defining test of England’s character

A win would resurrect the autumn but a heavy defeat by the world champions could see his team equal an all-time low

The Guardian - UK

Freddie Steward’s selection can strengthen England in defence and in attack

Steve Borthwick’s team always kick a lot but they must use the ball well if they are to have a chance against these brilliant South Africans

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Jamie George expects ‘war’ with South Africa as England aim to end losing run

The captain has backed England to revel in a ‘confrontational game’ as the ‘historic rivalry’ with South Africa is renewed at Twickenham on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

England warn rebels that joining rugby breakaway would end Test careers

Plans afoot for a new global league with eight franchise teams but England insist any ‘rebel players’ who join won’t be picked for the national side

The Guardian - UK

France against New Zealand still offers all that is holy in rugby union

The teams meet in Paris having delivered some of the sport’s most thrilling games and surprising results of the past 25 years

The Guardian - UK

High-flying Wallabies are favourites but must avoid slipping on Welsh banana skin

Australia arrive in Cardiff on a high but their Twickenham heroics will mean little if they cannot back it up in a fixture everyone predicted they’d win

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - UK

Rugby’s ‘escort’ crackdown prompts disgruntled Borthwick to change tack

Shape of the game has tilted significantly since the latest law tweak that risks tactical monotony and a lack of charm

The Guardian - UK

Rassie Erasmus expects aerial attack from Borthwick’s struggling England

Rassie Erasmus said South Africa expect England to ‘squeeze us with the kicking game’ at Twickenham on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick insists he can handle pressure after Erasmus raises the heat

Steve Borthwick has insisted he is well-equipped to block out the pressure of England’s current plight after Rassie Erasmus suggested he is under the pump

The Guardian - UK

‘Salads don’t win scrums’: Ox Nché is icing on Springboks’ front-row cake

A World Cup winner in 2023, the loosehead is part of South Africa’s feared ‘Bomb Squad’ and a hero in his home country

The Guardian - UK

‘I couldn’t be bullied’: Danny Cipriani joins criticism of Eddie Jones’s style

Danny Cipriani has said he felt Eddie Jones refused to select him at Test level because he ‘couldn’t be bullied’ by the former England coach

The Guardian - UK

England will not ‘shut up shop’ against South Africa, insists Henry Slade

Henry Slade has said England are looking to banish their autumn frustrations at South Africa’s expense this Saturday

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International Business Times

Popham Hopes New World Rugby Chairman Heralds New Dawn In Concussion Issue

Former Wales flanker Alix Popham has told AFP he hopes the new chairman of World Rugby will push for the changes required to prevent players from suffering the long-term effects of successive head injuries, as he has done.

The Guardian - UK

‘We don’t have any contact’: England will not benefit from Jones’ Springboks links

England will not be benefiting from the insider knowledge of their former Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones this weekend

The Guardian - UK

Rassie Erasmus calls on doctor to deliver message: Springboks are ready

Despite having less time than England to prepare, South Africa hope Bomb Squad can give impression of strength

The Guardian - UK

Rugby is crying out for fresh global vision in crucial leadership vote

Whoever succeeds Bill Beaumont as World Rugby chair will have a bulging in-tray with 20-minute red card fallout on the agenda

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'Aussie Kante' Balard taking different road to the top

New Socceroo Max Balard has taken a winding road to his first call-up and the NAC Breda midfielder is ready to show what he is capable of.

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Freeman vows England will take the fight to ‘human’ South Africa

The England wing Tommy Freeman has insisted that South Africa are ‘not unbeatable’ and vowed Steve Borthwick’s side will take the fight to the visitors

The Guardian - AU

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: from unproven prospect to living out a dream on rugby’s grandest stage

The code-hopper is the talk of the rugby union world after making light of expectations and the occasion at Twickenham on his Wallabies debut

International Business Times

Mapimpi At The Double As South Africa Again Prove Too Strong For Scotland

Makazole Mapimpi scored two tries as world champions South Africa returned to the top of the world rankings with a 32-15 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.

The National (Scotland)

'One of our best performances': Townsend hails Scotland display in South Africa loss

Gregor Townsend felt Scotland produced one of their best performances of recent years as they threatened an upset against world champions South…

The Guardian - UK

Do England’s repeated failures mean Steve Borthwick’s system is flawed?

The head coach’s gameplan exploded in his face again against Australia. South Africa are up next … do the players believe in it?

The National (Scotland)

Scotland 15 South Africa 32: Spirited Scots make world champions work for victory

Scotland produced a spirited display but lacked the guile to get over the line as they went down to a 32-15 defeat by world champions South Africa…

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