Overview
- Steve Borthwick met referee Nika Amashukeli this week and, per reports, highlighted roughly 40 Wallabies side-entries at recent rucks with player‑welfare concerns.
- Australia captain Harry Wilson rejected the claims as misleading, calling the examples cherry-picked and saying Joe Schmidt does not coach illegal breakdown play.
- No disciplinary action or officiating directive has been announced, with both teams using permitted pre‑match briefings and acknowledging the breakdown’s grey areas.
- England and Australia have named their squads for Saturday at Twickenham, with England leaning on an experienced bench and George Ford starting at fly-half.
- Australia travel without several Europe‑based players due to the fixture falling outside World Rugby’s release window, yet point to last year’s Twickenham win and underdog confidence.