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England boss Steve Borthwick has moved swiftly to address his side's scrummaging problems – fielding the second heaviest pack of the weekend.

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Plus, an updated list of players unavailable for selection due to injury.

Both will miss the opening round against Scotland. Max Malins (Saracens, 14 caps) Owen Farrell (Saracens, 101 caps) Maro Itoje (Saracens, 62 caps) Jamie George (Saracens, 72 caps) Ben Earl (Saracens, 13 caps)

Rugby's oldest rivalry returns on this opening weekend of the Six Nations, as England and Scotland face off at Twickenham.

A draw is almost out of the question for all four to predict, with the shortest odds being Sky Bet's 20/1. Despite England being under new leadership in the coaches' box and their poor showings in 2022, the hosts are still heavily backed to re-take the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by the bookmakers. A 12-minute concussion injury to Ali Price in the 2022 fixture saw Stoke-born scrum-half Ben White make his international debut for Scotland, and what an impact he made in that short sliver of action. Richie Gray also starts ahead of his younger brother Jonny, who is joined on the bench by Chris Harris. England host Scotland in the Six Nations at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. Harlequin Jack Walker is another debutant waiting in the wings, and should come on to replace George up front. Marcus Smith and captain Owen Farrell will hope to further develop their 10-12 combination, with Joe Marchant starting outside the latter in the centres. Townsend has been at the helm for nearly six years now, and he'll be disappointed if his side don't come close to being title contenders in this year's competition. Borthwick has brought in a new backroom team, as well as several new or once-forgotten players, meaning this game could well prove to be a baptism of fire for the new coach. England, however, go into this game as a vastly different proposition to the side whom faced Scotland in 2021 or 2022, because their ship is now being steered by a new head coach, Steve Borthwick. The opening weekend of the Six Nations will, for the third year running, pit England and Scotland against each other on matchday one. An historic 11-6 victory at Twickenham in 2021 was followed up on at Murrayfield last time around, with Finn Russell's penalty eight minute from time sealing a 20-17 win.

Steve Borthwick takes charge of England for the first time as Scotland look to defend the Calcutta Cup on the opening weekend of the Six Nations.

A long ball over the top allows Kyle Steyn a chance to stretch his legs on the right, with Scotland down into the England 22. And how they deserved it, ever dangerous in attack with Duhan van der Merwe to the fore, and defensively stern enough to retain the Calcutta Cup. England are offside twice in the movement but it matters not as the visitors sweep right and then left with fluent, fabulous rugby. Two Twickenham wins in a row for Scotland, with the Auld Enemy beaten thrice in succession for the first time in 51 years. England will need a seven-pointer of their own to snatch it. No, fine work from Scotland in the tight. A number of positives for England, with the attack showing signs to encourage home supporters and a number of standout individual showings, but Kevin Sinfield’s defensive structures clearly need much, much more bedding in. We spoke about getting our first win of the Six Nations and next week we need to take some confidence from that.” Two Twickenham wins in a row for Gregor Townsend’s team of history-makers. “We came here wanting to start the campaign on a high. As a winger you don’t get a lot of opportunities to score so I needed to take them. England hit back with two for recalled winger Max Malins then edged 13-12 ahead at half-time with a penalty by Owen Farrell.

The Calcutta Cup referee was on the end of a scathing attack after an unconvincing performance last year.

"Williams has brought shame onto the game of rugby with one of the worst officiating displays in modern rugby. Williams and White bring the game into disrepute. He was kept busy that day, with Dean Budd and Abraham Steyn both sent to the sin-bin, the latter for a dangerous tip-tackle. The South African demanded the referee banned from refereeing elite international matches going forward, accusing him of bringing shame on the sport. He was appointed to the New Zealand High Performance referee squad three years later, and quickly rose up through the domestic ranks before becoming a full-time referee on the Super Rugby panel in 2016. That game saw him send off Les Bleus tighthead Mohamed Haouas for a punch on Scotland's Jamie Ritchie, with his dismissal effectively ending France's title and Grand Slam ambitions.

The Leicester Tigers brothers are both 6'7″, but Lewis might actually be just a bit taller. Or at least he certainly looked it in England's 41-36 win at the ...

He now plays for England U20’s.” Older brother Ollie played Championship rugby with Nottingham and joined Leicester’s Development squad during the second half of the 2019/20 season. In fact, Lewis Chessum was part of a monstrous England pack, loaded with Gallagher Premiership starters. He was part of an England Under-18 development camp during October 2020. One is already starting today against Scotland at Twickenham, 22-year-old Ollie Chessum, and his 19-year-old brother Lewis started for England under-20 on Friday in their win over Scotland under-20. The Leicester Tigers brothers are both 6’7″, but Lewis might actually be just a bit taller.

Six Nations 2023 TV details and team news as England host Scotland hoping to win the Calcutta Cup in head coach Steve Borthwick's first game in charge.

Meanwhile, in the USA, you can watch via via NBC’s streaming service [Peacock](https://go.skimresources.com?id=76202X1528180&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fplans%2Fpremium-monthly&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2Fhow-watch-six-nations-weekend-26147794), costing $4.99 per month, with all games shown on its Premium plan. Borthwick has stuck with the combination of Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell in midfield, with the high profile duo still forging their relationship at the heart of the England side during the past 12 months. Firstly though, Scotland will be hoping to keep up their good record against England in recent years having beaten Jones's side 20-17 at Murrrayfield last year. On the opposite side of the pitch, Finn Russell returns to the fly-half role and will hope to bring some flair to proceedings in the face of England's defence. Borthwick has taken up the role as head coach alongside assistant Kevin Sinfield following the sacking of Eddie Jones in November and faces the task of preparing England for the World Cup in the autumn. England will hope to regain the Calcutta Cup on Saturday as they welcome Scotland to Twickenham for Steve Borthwick's first match as head coach.

When the England team for their Six Nations opener against Scotland was announced, there was a familiar name in at number seven with the well established ...

Tom could be back by the end of the Six Nations, but Sale director of rugby Sanderson may hope for Ben to take the spotlight for the next seven weeks to protect his injury, with a crucial run in and what could be a first Premiership title since 2006. Sharks are currently set for a home semi final in the Premiership as they sit second in the table, 14 points ahead of Exeter. Both have been pivotal parts of Sale's team for a the past six seasons and both are equally loved in the north west.