The Northampton and England backrow's confidence, verve and raw ability have raised eyebrows around the globe
England captain Maro Itoje will return to captain a Saracens side containing four of his international team-mates during the Guinness Six Nations when they host Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday.
If England continue with their rate of progress under Borthwick, they will be crowned 2026 Grand Slam champions.
Wales will aim to harness the passion of their home crowd but the game will be decided by form, not historical enmity, with England in pole position.
The impending Six Nations will be without a hoard of England-qualified battering rams and laser beams, who’d stroll into other countries’ formations, forced to bide their time, or - worse - never have it at all. And so, as the latest cohort descend upon Pennyhill, here’s - for your delectation - a 1-15 of uncapped English powerhouses.
He was late to the Tuesday afternoon Zoom, an overrun at training pushing back the original rendezvous time, but the delay didn’t fluster him in the slightest.
All eyes were on the players this weekend but the jostling amongst pundits for top drawer billing was just as thrilling
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been left buoyed with emotion by his uplifting Wallabies debut, declaring the amazing experience of his Twickenham tour de force as the very reason he switched rugby codes.