Steve Borthwick is the biggest student of the game and proponent of statistics and records you’ll find and he’ll have his troops motivated by the chance to make history at Eden Park, if they can fix just a couple of key areas from last week.
The southern hemisphere sides have to be favourites but the north has a real chance over the next couple of weekends, which hasn’t always been the case at this time of year, and England have to take theirs in Dunedin.
The aristocratic Top 14 side are stacked with superstars and will fancy their chances against a similarly star-studded Leinster side
Casteignede is backing “x-factor” scrum half Antoine Dupont to provide the magic to give France victory over England in their Six Nations opener at the Stade de France on Sunday.
Casteignede is backing “x-factor” scrum half Antoine Dupont to provide the magic to give France victory over England in their Six Nations opener at the Stade de France on Sunday.