England coach Borthwick claims to be going in right direction

England finished last year’s Autumn series with a win over Japan to end a run of five defeats, with coach Steve Borthwick promising the good times were just around the corner, and a year on it seems he knew what he was talking about.

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They began 2025 with defeat by Ireland, but have since gone on impressive 11-match winning run that, ahead of next month’s 2027 World Cup draw, has lifted them to third in the rankings behind New Zealand and runaway leaders South Africa.

Sunday's 27-23 victory over Argentina completed a clean sweep of four Autumn Internationals for the first time since 2016Eddie Jones's first year in charge.

It was probably the least impressive of the four, however, after beating Australia, Fiji and New Zealand, but the fact they held off a late Puma fightback was indicative of the team's development.