Why England should beat the All Blacks

Why England should beat the All Blacks

From The Telegraph Rugby Podcast by The Telegraph

November 10, 2025 · 1h 10m

About this episode

The episode discusses England's recent rugby performance and their upcoming match against the All Blacks.

Alan Dymock is joined by Gavin Mairs, Charlie Morgan and Charles Richardson to unpack an incident-filled weekend of rugby action! England now have nine wins in a row under Steve Borthwick after seeing off the challenge from Fiji at Twickenham. It was another strong afternoon for Borthwick's 'Pom squad' while Fin Smith played well on his return to the No 10 shirt. We discuss if his performance was enough to earn him a start against the All Blacks on Saturday. Speaking of New Zealand, they edged past Scotland at Murrayfield thanks to some heroics from Damian McKenzie. We take a look at the threat the All Blacks pose and ask if England's favourite tag is justified. Elsewhere, South Africa laid down a serious marker by beating France with 14 men, Italy picked up a major win over Australia and it was a case of new coach, same result for Wales who were thumped by Argentina. Plus, Charles tells us why the bunker system is not fit for purpose and we tackle your questions as usual too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Alan Dymock

Guests: Gavin Mairs, Charlie Morgan, Charles Richardson

Topics covered

  • England rugby
  • All Blacks
  • rugby analysis
  • international matches
  • player performance
  • coaching strategies

Keywords

  • England
  • All Blacks
  • rugby
  • Steve Borthwick
  • Fin Smith
  • Damian McKenzie
  • international rugby

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: England, All Blacks, Fiji, South Africa, France, Italy, Australia, Wales, Argentina

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