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England's Rugby Team Faces Crisis After Italy Loss

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Englands rugby team suffered a humiliating defeat in Rome, their third straight loss in the Six Nations. Poor discipline, including yellow cards to key players, left them short-handed. Despite coach Steve Borthwicks lineup changes, the team repeated old mistakes, leading to frustration from fans and calls for accountability. With a crucial match against France looming, Borthwicks job is on the line as the Rugby Football Union awaits signs of real change.

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England's Rugby Team Faces Crisis After Italy Loss

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!England's Rugby Team Faces Crisis After Italy Loss. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 7th, England's rugby team just took a tough loss in Rome to Italy, who claimed their first ever win over them. The defeat came down to poor discipline, with yellow cards the Sam Underhill and Captain Maro Itoje leaving England shorthanded. It puts them at three straight losses in the Six Nations. Coach Steve Borthwick shook things up with 12 changes to the starting lineup after the Ireland defeat, hoping for fresh energy. Instead, the Si repeated old mistakes like too many turnovers in sloppy possession play, despite scoring two decent tries. Players were left stunned on the pitch, heads down and staring blankly as the whistle blew. Fans who traveled to Rome groaned at wayward kicks and errors, showing growing frustration with a team that's hard to cheer for right now. The bigger issues run deep, from miking fight and identity to a kicking game that isn't winning hearts. And now it's like Ben Earl did heavy lifting on his 50th cap, but too many others fell short, fueling calls for accountability. With a huge clash against France in Paris next week, Borthwick's drop hangs in the balance

as the Rugby Football Union watches closely for signs of. Real Change

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