Steve Borthwick has been forced into a drastic reshuffle of his Six Nations squad after Jamie George was ruled out of the opening two rounds, the former captain among four players to withdraw from the England squad.

Obviously, personal goals are aligned to team outcomes so mine would be to win the Six Nations competition. It’s exciting, one of the best competitions in the world and I’m thrilled to meet up with all the lads again.

England rugby bosses are targeting four wins at the Six Nations as Steve Borthwick attempts to overcome a disappointing 2024. The head coach came under increasing pressure at the end of last year after his team lost three of their four Autumn Nations Series matches and will be clinging to his job if his team fail to perform in the coming weeks.

Hooker George, who has been replaced by Maro Itoje as captain, suffered a hamstring injury playing for Saracens in the Champions Cup and is among a group of five forced to withdraw from a pre-tournament training camp in Girona.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has opened up on the areas he wants his side to improve in the upcoming Six Nations after a disappointing 2024.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has been forced to call up five players after his Six Nations squad was rocked by injury on a damaging weekend of club rugby.

Borthwick has also been dealt a major setback with two scrum-halves missing the first week of training in the form of Alex Mitchell – who missed the Autumn Nations Series throug