England take on New Zealand next Saturday before finishing their autumn campaign against Argentina
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Phil Cartwright
Lawrence brings his 'destructive power'published at 17:31 GMT 8 November 2025
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Closing in on kick-off now - the teams are heading out onto the field.
It's a big day for Ollie Lawrence, who makes his first appearance of the autumn having completed his recovery from the ruptured Achilles that ruled him out of the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.
"He's still getting back to his absolute best," coach Lee Blackett told BBC Sport.
"When the injury happened we didn't think he'd play in the autumn so stepping on the field will be special for him. It shows how hard he's worked to get back.
"He'll bring his power, he's another guy that's destructive player and can beat people and we're looking forward to seeing that."
'They're lovely people but nasty to play against'published at 17:25 GMT 8 November 2025
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England captain Ellis Genge has warned his team not to be taken in by the Fijian players' friendly nature off the pitch.
"I said to our forwards on Thursday that typically at the club Fijians are the ones who are always laughing and joking," said the Bristol Bears prop.
"Every Fijian I have ever played... they're brilliant people. They're very laid-back and very casual about things.
"But don't be fooled. Bill (Viliame) Mata is a nasty piece of work when he's on the pitch. I play with him, I love watching him melt people for Bristol and I am sure he's going to try to do the same to me this weekend.
"I just made it clear to the boys that, although these people grow up on beaches throwing a rugby ball about and they're lovely people, they are very nasty to play against.
"Obviously I did not want any of the boys to be shocked by that and the physical battle of attrition that is going to come."
Revenge at the Rugby World Cuppublished at 17:23 GMT 8 November 2025
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I've mentioned Fiji's win at Twickenham in 2023 already, and while England have won the other eight matches these two sides have played, in recent times the gap between them appears to have narrowed.
Their most recent meeting was in the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final, when Owen Farrell kicked 20 of England's points in a 30-24 victory in Marseille.
England were leading comfortably midway through the second half but Fiji fought back to level the match, before Farrell kicked a drop-goal and a penalty to send Steve Borthwick's side into the last four.
Coverage from Allianz Stadium is now live on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, with BBC rugby union correspondent Chris Jones joined by former England internationals Matt Dawson and Paul Grayson.
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'The raw power he has is there for everyone to see'published at 17:09 GMT 8 November 2025
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Attack coach Lee Blackett wants Exeter wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to go hunting for the ball to show his devastating pace after being starved of the ball last week.
"He has bucketloads of potential," Blackett told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"He is explosive over one or two yards. When I first saw him as an 18-year-old I couldn't get over how much faster he was than the other players.
"The raw power he has is there for everyone to see. We have to guide him to build relationships with the players around him and help him learn where to go to get his hands on the ball."
What will Marcus Smith bring to England?published at 17:06 GMT 8 November 2025
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England have rotated their squad from last weekend's win against Australia.
Among the changes is the inclusion of Harlequins' Marcus Smith at full-back, while Northampton's Fin Smith gets the nod at fly-half.
"I'm really hopeful that we'll see Marcus in space in unstructured opportunities," said England coach Steve Borthwick.
"Everybody in the stadium is going to be excited when that ball comes into his hands in a bit of space.
"He's a brilliant player. You see him out there at the end of training, he's always working to add to his game. He's hungry and he's exciting. That's what I want to see from him on Saturday.
"Last weekend we had opportunities, but unfortunately we didn't convert them. We've been working on that this week to make sure we support on line-break situations, finish and get the points on the board."
Smith leads England inpublished at 16:59 GMT 8 November 2025
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Alastair Telfer BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium
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Fin Smith was one of the England players at the front of the charge into the stadium.
A huge opportunity for Smith, who was England’s starting 10 at the Six Nations, to respond to George Ford’s recent performances in the fly-half jersey.
Ben Earl is at the back with his headphones in. Cool, calm and collected.
Could he play any part of the game at inside centre?
I've seen this place rocking in past when the home team arrives.
Defeat at Twickenham in 2023 'a tough day'published at 16:56 GMT 8 November 2025
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England are determined to avenge Fiji's shock win in their most recent meeting at Twickenham in August 2023.
"It hurt," said prop Ellis Genge, who will lead England out today. "It was the first time they'd ever beaten us at Twickenham. And I was a part of it. It feels like I've been a part of a lot of heartache.
"It was a tough day, we spoke about the conversation we had four days after it and how uncomfortable it was. You don't want to replicate those feelings.
"Looking forward, it was a long time ago and it probably made us better because we went out and put together one of our best performances at the World Cup against Argentina with 14 men. So every cloud."
History beckons for Scotland?published at 16:48 GMT 8 November 2025
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Latest: Scotland 17-17 New Zealand
I'm focusing on England v Fiji here, but there's a barnstormer of a game going on at Murrayfield right now.
Scotland, aiming to beat New Zealand for the first time ever, have come back from miles behind and are now level with the All Blacks with about 10 minutes left to play.