Steve Borthwick’s bench policy needs work

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week

The bench miscalculations cooking England’s goose in the final quarter of matches is coming full circle.
It started with the 2023 World Cup semi-final front-row implosion against South Africa in Paris just over a year ago.
Now it is again Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his double world champions who loom as the biggest threat to England’s already dented autumn ambitions.
The wrecking force of South Africa’s bomb squad, allied to their unrivalled squad depth, will again be their most potent weapons at Twickenham on Saturday – and yet, ju...

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