England

England will be looking for a response and a much-needed boost when Wales visit Twickenham while Scotland will be aiming to build on last weekend's excellent victory against France.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has made 11 changes to the side ahead of their second World Cup warm-up fixture against Wales at Twickenham Stadium.

People will argue experience is vital heading into any major tournament but perhaps the lack of exciting and 'x-factor' players is leaving England supporters less than enthused heading into the Rugby World Cup.

Whilst the absence of Henry Slade from England's World Cup plans grabbed many headlines on Monday, the selection of Billy Vunipola was also a standout call made by Steve Borthwick.

Steve Borthwick has confirmed his official 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup but centre Henry Slade and back-row Alex Dombrandt miss the cut + what next for England's midfield.

England will miss the services of Saracens prop Mako Vunipola in the upcoming Rugby World Cup campaign following an injury while Henry Slade and Alex Dombrandt have reportedly not made the cut.

Wales kick-started their Rugby World Cup preparation with a 20-9 victory in the warm-up game against England in Cardiff on Saturday.

England back row Tom Curry has suffered another injury setback ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup campaign in France.

Interview: Four-time Premiership winner and TNT Sports pundit shares his thoughts on Steve Borthwick's current squad ahead of England's opening World Cup warm-up game against Wales.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has named uncapped Northampton Saints back row Tom Pearson in the starting line up for the upcoming Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Wales to be played in Cardiff.

Leigh Halfpenny is set to make his 100th appearance for Wales as Warren Gatland has unveiled the matchday squad for their Rugby World Cup warm-up game against England to be played in Cardiff.

Ben Earl has revealed that Steve Borthwick's personal touch when delivering news to his players has been appreciated by the squad as the Saracens flanker looks to nail down his place in England's World Cup plans.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has included Saracens' Billy Vunipola and Bath centre Ollie Lawrence to the 40-man training squad.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has left out Bath flanker Sam Underhill and Sale prop Bevan Rodd from the training squad as they step up the World Cup preparations.

With the injury to Luke Cowan-Dickie, the Saracens youngster could find himself on his way to a World Cup.

Harris is back in the starting XV for England's clash with Australia in the World U20s Championships and the last 12 months has seen the Bath youngster continue his development.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has confirmed a 41-member squad for their first official training camp to be held at at The Lensbury on 2nd July as they continue their preparation for the Rugby World Cup this year.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has released Beno Obano and Will Joseph from the updated Rugby World Cup training squad.

England will be heading to Japan next year to lock horns with the Brave Blossoms in what would be the first Test match between the two sides in the country.

England have been dealt a double blow during their Rugby World Cup preparations with Ollie Lawrence and Jack Walker sustaining injuries during a training session.