5 hours ago · England
Much-changed England told to ignore World Cup and put team first against Japan
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 18:10 UTC. The headline in use is “Much-changed England told to ignore World Cup and put team first against Japan”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Only three retained in same positions from Australia game ‘We want the very best of these guys,’ says Maro Itoje England’s World Cup hopefuls have been warned not to go off script when auditioning for a place on the plane next year after Steve Borthwick rang the changes to his…
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- First reported by The Guardian Sport
Much-changed England told to ignore World Cup and put team first against Japan
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- The Guardian