![Steve Borthwick, Head Coach of England looks on during a training sesison at Stade Ferdinand Petit on September 05, 2023 in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France. England will face Argentina in their first Rugby World Cup France 2023 match on September 9, 2023](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/rugby-union/2023/09/07/TELEMMGLPICT000348064325_16941028954790_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqOHNs0Y5vwBZmXiYbjSVrpJgojZYlP8f0i9h2tPqCNsM.jpeg?imwidth=350)
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Antoine Dupont could be rugby's biggest star since Jonah Lomu – he can light up the World Cup
Dupont is undoubtedly the poster boy of the tournament but the question remains whether the scrum-half can cope with the pressure
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Rugby World Cup 2023: today's match, full schedule and group standings
Your guide to the Rugby World Cup 2023, where host nation France play the All Blacks in tonight's opening match
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‘France must respond to the haka’ – from the man who almost started a fight before it
Ireland caused a storm at Lansdowne Road in 1989 – France could be well served taking a leaf out of the same book on Friday
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Champions Cup revamp to cut English Premiership teams from eight to five
Exclusive: Proposals to downsize from 24 to 18 teams designed to breath new life into competition after pandemic slump
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England's agonising Groundhog Day moment as Billy Vunipola red adds to World Cup worries
Steve Borthwick faces a fresh headache after selecting Vunipola as the only specialist number eight in World Cup squad
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Steve Borthwick adopts siege mentality to fire up England
After a tumultuous week off the pitch, England must seize this opportunity to give themselves some much-needed pre-World Cup momentum
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Owen Farrell facing World Cup ban after appeal against rescinded red card launched
England captain’s red card against Wales was downgraded to yellow after a hearing but World Rugby is now challenging that decision
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Owen Farrell’s red card was an attempt to impose himself – it went badly wrong
Farrell has previous with poor tackling and can have no excuse if he misses the start of the World Cup
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How Steve Borthwick is undoing Eddie Jones’ culture of fear
After the tenure of disciplinarian Australian, the new England head coach hopes more freedom can free his players on the pitch too
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Steve Borthwick has picked his first team – it is time to show progress has been made
England must secure a commanding victory to inject desperately needed confidence going into the World Cup
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Billy Vunipola: ‘I was disrespectful to Steve Borthwick in front of other players'
Exclusive interview: The only genuine No 8 in the World Cup squad has told the head coach he regrets making ‘out of line’ remarks in 2019
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England 23s to face Wales: Our experts pick their teams
England face Wales at Twickenham as the clock ticks down before the Rugby World Cup in France
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Bulk and versatility key as Steve Borthwick looks to reprise England's 'white orcs' of 2003
Borthwick's squad selection illustrates his vision for England at the World Cup