Are England making progress?
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
The Telegraph
4.5 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Ben, Charlie and Charles look back on round three of the Six Nations and get stuck into a second win for Steve Borthwick after England saw off Wales in Cardiff.
They discuss who impressed and who failed to live up to expectation. There is criticism for England captain Owen Farrell, who did not enjoy his finest afternoon in an England shirt. We ask if Borthwick has backed himself into a corner by naming Farrell as his skipper for the duration of the tournament and if there is scope to change the captain ahead of the World Cup later this year.
Elsewhere, there is praise for Scotland despite defeat away to France, which Gregor Townsend labelled their performance in Paris as their best of the competition so far.
And with Italy continuing to impress after a competitive showing against Ireland, we discuss if their long wait for a Six Nations win on home soil will finally come when they face Wales.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Oh, hi, everybody. Welcome back to the Telegraph Rugby podcast after another lively weekend of Six Nations Rugby. |
| 0:22.2 | You're joined as ever by myself, Ben Coles, and I'm here in the studio with Charlie Morgan. |
| 0:26.8 | Howia, Charlie? |
| 0:27.4 | Good of Coles-Ey. |
| 0:28.6 | And through the wonders of technology, we're also joined by Charles Richardson. |
| 0:32.7 | Bonjour, Charlo. |
| 0:33.8 | Bonjour. |
| 0:35.5 | That greeting might have given the game away, but where are you, mate? |
| 0:38.9 | And are you having a lovely time? |
| 0:41.3 | I am having a lovely time. |
| 0:42.3 | I'm currently sitting in a fairly swanky cocktail bar in the centre of Paris, in the Parisian red light district. |
| 0:49.8 | That my friend, who I know, a shout out to the manager of the Little Red Door in Paris |
| 0:55.0 | has open for me to specially record this podcast. So, yeah, I mean, I'm here by myself and |
| 1:00.1 | it's, and there's no daylight, but other than that, it's, uh, it feels pretty sweet. |
| 1:04.0 | It's better than a hotel room in Newcastle, is what you say? Well, yes, yes. It's a marked improvement on last week. Oh, actually, I don't know. |
| 1:14.5 | I just check the time, and it is midday in Paris. |
| 1:16.7 | So if you want to have a drink, then feel free. |
| 1:17.5 | No judgment here. |
| 1:19.3 | We will be jealous. |
| 1:22.4 | Maybe I'll reveal that offer. |
| 1:30.1 | Boys, let's dig into some highlights from the weekend from three very entertaining games. |
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