A pre-planned dinner with nine members of the squad that lifted the World Cup 23 years ago has now taken on greater significance with head coach Steve Borthwick instructing his players to mine them for insights. They had moments where games didn’t go the way they wanted them to,” Borthwick said. I look forward to those players sharing their experiences with our current players. And then we will all have dinner together and have a chance to chat and learn from their experiences. If England are to mount a revival, they must do so without first choice scrum-half Mitchell, who lasted 24 minutes against Ireland and has been ruled out for a “number of weeks”.

Source: Express February 25, 2026 18:37 UTC