The trickle of England internationals making the move to the Top 14 continued on Monday as Racing 92 confirmed the signing of Saracens' Owen Farrell.
Steve Borthwick has a great rugby brain but he needs to surround himself with the right people above and below if England are to flourish in the next four years.
Ollie Lawrence has explained the motivation that saw him overcome three massive setbacks in less than a year.
The wait is nearly all over, England fans. Whereas the likes of reigning Grand Slam champions Ireland simply announced a squad of 42 players on May 30 that will be cut to the requisite 33 on August 28, the way Steve Borthwick has gone about running the rule over his Rugby World Cup options has been quite the convoluted process.
England head coach Steve Borthwick continues to make tough decisions as he whittles down his training squad ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
England coach Steve Borthwick named a 36-strong squad for a training camp this week.
England continue their World Cup preparations with a Brighton training camp.
Eddie Jones has picked a 33-strong squad for Sunday's Nations Cup final versus France, two players less than the 35 that assembled pre-Wales.
Quins centre Joe Marchant is set for a loan move to the Blues for the 2020 Super Rugby season and the unprecedented move could prompt an exciting new trend.
England haven't been shy turning to players outside their official World Cup 31 to help them through Friday night's final warm-up against Italy, but Steve Borthwick has played down injury concerns.