England’s Six Nations squad and the latest from the Champions Cup
Evening Standard Rugby Podcast with Lawrence DallaglioShow Notes
Lawrence and Steve bring you all the latest rugby news from the Investec Champions Cup, discussing the highlights from the weekend’s games before looking ahead to the match-ups and possible outcomes from Round 4. Plus are the rumours around a move to France for Owen Farrell causing problems for the team’s on field performance? And will current champions, La Rochelle, be able to do enough to earn a place in the Round of 16?
The guys are also joined by Evening Standard rugby correspondent, Nick Purewal, as they look at who might be named in Steve Borthwick’s England squad for the Six Nations, including putting forward their choice for captain.
And Lawrence gives his opinion on the appointment of Andy Farrell as Head Coach of the British & Irish Lions tour of 2025 and shares which country he’d like to see the Lions tours taking on in the future.
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