Steve Borthwick will have a mix of youth and experience to choose from – Getty Images/David Rogers The England squad that faces Japan and New Zealand this summer will be named by Steve Borthwick on Monday, after this weekend’s Premier League final. Telegraph Sport’s experts pick the players they would like to see take flight … Read more
Tommy Freeman rewarded for tireless work without the ball – Getty Images The challenge for coaches is to connect different aspects of their team so that they can flow together and support performances that overwhelm opponents. England wanted to win this Six Nations, but a major consolation prize is the way they showed such displays … Read more
Ben Earl’s brilliance was rewarded with a try – Getty Images/Harry Murphy Getting started quickly is relatively easy. The true test of any game plan is collective conviction. Can your players maintain the same approach when the wind is taken out of their sails and it seems like opponents have noticed? At half-time of this … Read more
Ireland have looked an unwavering force at times during the current campaign – Getty Images/Ramsey Cardy England, a team seemingly still striving to reinvent itself, host opponents on a run of 23 wins in 25 tests, four wins away from immortality. Two more wins will seal back-to-back Grand Slams for Ireland; a first in the … Read more
Underhill has suffered several concussions during his career – PA Archive/David Davies Sam Underhill has always come across as the thinking man’s back row. Having spent two years studying economics at Cardiff University – when he started his career with the Ospreys before broadening it to a degree in politics and economics at the University … Read more