England Lose to Italy, Borthwick in Trouble & Dave Rennie Takes Over the All Blacks

About this episode

The episode discusses England's shocking loss to Italy and the implications for coach Steve Borthwick, alongside the announcement of Dave Rennie as the new All Blacks coach.

England losing to Italy has completely blown open the Six Nations — and now Steve Borthwick is under serious pressure. In this episode of GBRANZ, Andy Rowe is joined by All Blacks legend Justin Marshall and Wallabies great Jeremy Paul to break down one of the biggest rugby shocks in years. The lads discuss what went wrong for England, why Italy are no longer a team anyone can underestimate, and whether France are about to pile even more pressure on Borthwick in Paris. They also dive into the huge news from New Zealand rugby with Dave Rennie confirmed as the new All Blacks coach. What does this mean for the All Blacks playing style, selection, captaincy and preparation heading toward the next Rugby World Cup? Plus Marshy breaks down some brilliant attacking trends from Super Rugby and the Six Nations — including clever set piece plays that are opening up modern defences. ⸻ In this episode: • Italy’s historic win over England • Is Steve Borthwick under pressure? • Can England upset France in Paris? • Dave Rennie confirmed as All Blacks coach • Who could captain the All Blacks next? • The evolution of modern rugby attacking plays ⸻ 🎙 Hosted by Andy Rowe Justin Marshall Jeremy Paul…

People in this episode

Host: Andy Rowe

Guests: Justin Marshall, Jeremy Paul

Topics covered

• England vs Italy
• Six Nations
• All Blacks coaching
• rugby analysis
• modern rugby tactics

Keywords

• England
• Italy
• Steve Borthwick
• Dave Rennie
• All Blacks
• rugby
• Six Nations
• modern rugby
• attacking plays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: All Blacks, Italy, France

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