Steve Borthwick and Romain Ntamack feature in today’s Six Nations news. (Image: Getty.)
The is gearing up for its second week of action after France opened the 2025 series with a whitewash of Wales, reigning champions Ireland came from behind to defeat and Scotland got one over on Italy.
Team sheets are starting to come in for Week Two, where is expected to make a key change and to the starting line-up to face France.
The Twickenham clash is already proving vital to England’s campaign and Borthwick’s future, a second defeat in two games would likely already rule them out of contention, with the head coach tryign to stop the rot following seven consecutive defeats to Tier One nations.
France could be without star fly-half Romain Ntamack, however, who is set to discover the outcome of a disciplinary hearing after his red card against Wales on Friday.
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Wales should face relegation play-off
Former Wales captain Sam Warburton has reiterated calls for a relegation play-off in the Six Nations, even if it means Warren Gatland’s side dropping out of the series.
Warburton has stuck to his guns and claimed that the recipients of the Wooden Spoon should play for their future in the competition against the winners of the Rugby Europe Championship – Georgia.
“Elephant in the room,” Warburton said on the podcast. “I bet there’s some people listening to this podcast thinking, ‘I bet you don’t want a relegation battle now, Sam, do you?’ But I said this when Italy were losing every year – there should be a play-off.”
“If you asked me now, ‘What do you reckon, Sam?’ – absolutely. I’m not sitting here saying Wales are untouchable. It would be brilliant TV.
“I know what people will say – ‘It would ruin the game financially if Wales drop down, they’d have to play Portugal, , Spain.’”
Romain Ntamack to discover ban fate
Romain Ntamack will discover the outcome of his disciplinary hearing today.
The France fly-half was sent off in the closing stages of his side’s opening win over Wales for a late collision with Ben Thomas.
The 25-year-old appears in front of a disciplinary panel this morning after being in breach of law 9.13, which states “a player must not tackle an opponent early, late or dangerously.”
He could face a suspension for the entire Six Nations, though head coach Fabien Galthie is hopeful of a reduced sentence.
Romain Ntamack’s yellow card was upgraded to red. (Image: Getty)
Steve Borthwick set to drop Freddie Steward
England boss Steve Borthwick is set to drop Freddie Steward from his full-back position against France.
Steward began the campaign wearing the #15 jersey against Ireland, but the head coach is .
Fin Smith will enter the fray, with the two Smiths set to start an international together for the very first time, in a big gamble from Borthwick.
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