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ENGLAND AND WALES’ FORWARD PACKS WILL TRAIN TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME BEFORE THEIR AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS. The one-off session idea came about following this summer’s highly successful
British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. ------------------------- Embed from Getty Images ------------------------- England forwards coach Steve Borthwick was among Lions coach Warren
Gatland’s assistants for the drawn series and now wants the nations to help each other tune-up their packs. “There will be a match of 12 large scrums and 15 line-outs,” said England boss
Eddie Jones. “We wanted Wayne Barnes (England) to referee but they asked for Nigel Owens (Wales) and we bowed to their wishes.” ------------------------- MORE STORIES:
------------------------- Gatland’s Wales host Australia, Georgia, New Zealand and South Africa on successive Saturdays starting on 11 November. England face Argentina, Australia and Samoa
at Twickenham on the same dates.