England Head Coach Steve Borthwick faces several important selection decisions as preparations intensify for November’s Nations Championship fixtures against Australia, Japan and New Zealand at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
England have been dealt an injury blow ahead of the Nations Championship after Sam Underhill was ruled out of the autumn internationals with a ruptured bicep.
Jack Willis has opened the door to the possibility of representing Ireland after becoming eligible to switch his international allegiance, more than three years on from his last appearance for England.
Scotland record try-scorer Darcy Graham will miss Nations Championship fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Japan with a bicep injury.
England and New Zealand will renew one of international rugby’s most celebrated rivalries when they meet in the inaugural Nations Championship at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Saturday 21st November 2026.
England, Scotland and Wales are preparing for the next stage of the inaugural Nations Championship, with nine international rugby fixtures taking place across Twickenham, Murrayfield and the Principality Stadium in November 2026.
International rugby takes on a new format in 2026, with the inaugural Nations Championship bringing together 12 leading nations from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Steve Borthwick is set to have his contract as England Head Coach extended beyond the 2028 Six Nations, with the RFU moving to provide stability ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Maro Itoje has returned to the England set-up after Steve Borthwick named a 36-man training squad ahead of this autumn’s Nations Championship fixtures.
The inaugural Nations Championship returns this November, when international rugby’s new global competition switches to the Northern Hemisphere for three decisive rounds of fixtures ahead of Finals Weekend at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
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