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5th August 2023
England began their final phase of World Cup preparation in horribly underwhelming fashion as Wales sent them spinning to a 20-9 defeat in Cardiff.
Scotland overcame the loss of key duo Ben White and Zander Fagerson to stage a stirring second-half fightback and defeat France 25-21 in an exhilarating World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield.
4th August 2023
Ireland begin their World Cup warm-up matches by hosting Italy at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Here, we pick out some of the main talking points ahead of Saturday evening’s match.
World Cup preparations will move up a gear for Wales and England when they meet in Cardiff on Saturday. Here, we look at some key talking points ahead of the game.
3rd August 2023
Italy have named England-born debutants Paolo Odogwu and Dino Lamb in their starting XV for Saturday’s match against Ireland.
Jack Crowley has been given the chance to stake his claim for Ireland’s fly-half role ahead of the World Cup after being selected to start Saturday’s Dublin clash with Italy.
Marcus Smith has been given the opportunity to play his way into England’s World Cup squad after being picked at fly-half for Saturday’s clash with Wales in Cardiff.
2nd August 2023
Finn Russell will captain Scotland in this Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match against France – less than 10 months after Gregor Townsend left the fly-half out of his initial squad for the autumn series.
Ospreys flanker Jac Morgan will captain Wales in Saturday’s opening World Cup warm-up clash against England at the Principality Stadium.
31st July 2023
Ireland have reported a fully-fit squad for Saturday’s Bank of Ireland Nations Series clash with Italy at the Aviva Stadium.