England V Fiji: Autumn Nations Series Rugby Union – Live

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Like nan metallic birches adjacent my location astatine this clip of year, England successful nan autumn are a mixed offering. How beautiful they tin look owed to nan changes and earthy developments, earlier nan inevitable atrophying dumps of loads of messiness each complete nan spot that you must walk weeks clearing up successful a foul mood. And it’s started raining.

Steve Borthwick will powerfully wish to alteration this image and it’s started OK for him. The opening triumph complete Australia successful this year’s November is already amended than 2024, erstwhile 3 miserable losses were punctuated by a bog-standard triumph complete Japan arsenic nan afloat extremity successful nan last week. Much was made amidst nan post-series malaise that nan opening trio of NZ, Australia and Boks meant nan fixtures were beforehand loaded to a fault, pinch a momentum of misery accompanying each week’s result. In 2025 lessons person been learned, pinch nan triumph complete nan Wallabies followed pinch today’s outing against Fiji arsenic a chance to consolidate nan affirmative vibes.

It’s a overmuch changed England squad from past week, which fixed nan people radiated passim nan Fiji squad could beryllium be seen arsenic hubris from Borthwick. But, while nan islanders are nary mugs by immoderate measure, they are perennial strugglers successful this fixture. A triumph successful nan 2023 World Cup lukewarm up games their solitary triumph successful 9 tests vs today’s opposition.

England are besides arguably nan champion squad successful nan world astatine despatching teams they should not struggle against; they stay nan only broadside undefeated by Italy successful nan Six Nations for example, and seldom suffer to tier 2 opponents.