No George Ford or Marcus Smith? My Predicted England XV for the 2027 World Cup

No George Ford or Marcus Smith? My predicted England XV for the 2027 World Cup

England are on a hot streak of 11 Test wins in a row, the joint-third best in their history, and Steve Borthwick’s team have risen from seventh in the world rankings at the start of 2025, to third now. A narrow victory over Scotland at Twickenham in February, when Finn Russell missed a potential winning kick taken from the wrong position, followed by a summer clean sweep in Argentina, and four wins out of four in the just completed autumn series…

Rugby World Cup Draw Updated: England Land in a Favourable Group

Steve Borthwick’s side edged Argentina 27-23 at Twickenham on Sunday, securing their 11th consecutive victory and cementing third place in the official World Rugby rankings, behind South Africa and New Zealand. World Cup hosts Australia needed a huge win over France to break into band 1 but fell short, finishing seventh and joining Fiji, Scotland, Italy, Wales, and Japan in band 2. France’s win ensured they held onto fifth place. Join RUCK’s Ins…