England have turned up the heat ahead of their opening autumn Test, accusing Australia of repeatedly using\u00a0illegalbreakdown tactics \u2014 a move that has only added more spice to one of rugby\u2019s fiercest rivalries.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0The Telegraph<\/a>, head coach\u00a0Steve Borthwick\u00a0met with match referee\u00a0Nika Amashukeli\u00a0on Thursday to raise concerns about the Wallabies\u2019 so-called \u201cside-entry\u201d clean-outs, which England say have been a consistent \u2014 and dangerous \u2014 feature of their play throughout the year.<\/p>\n Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel <\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n Borthwick is understood to have shown Amashukeli\u00a0dozens of examples\u00a0from the Rugby Championship in which Australian players entered rucks from the side, a clear breach of World Rugby laws 15.5 and 15.6. Despite being illegal, the incidents reportedly went largely unpunished.<\/p>\n \u201cAn arriving player must be on their feet and join from behind their offside line; a player may join alongside but not in front of the hindmost player.\u201d<\/p>\n Analysts reviewing footage from the Wallabies\u2019 recent clashes against the\u00a0British & Irish Lions, New Zealand, Argentina, and South Africa\u00a0identified\u00a0around 40 possible offences\u00a0\u2014 roughly half of them \u201cclear-cut\u201d infringements.<\/p>\n \nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQcy_9zjGtZ\/\n<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s captain\u00a0Harry Wilson\u00a0is said to be among the repeat offenders, but the issue appears to run deeper, with several Wallabies forwards accused of pushing the limits at the breakdown \u2014 sometimes so subtly that referees fail to spot it.<\/p>\n One thing\u2019s for sure:\u00a0there\u2019s no love lost between these two rugby powerhouses, and Saturday\u2019s Test promises to deliver all the drama fans crave.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc5\u00a0Match Details<\/p>\n Fixture:\u00a0England v Australia<\/p>\n Date:\u00a0Saturday, 1 November 2025<\/p>\n Venue:\u00a0Twickenham Stadium, London<\/p>\n Kick-off:\u00a03:10pm (UK time)<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5\u00a0How to Watch: TNT Sports is available via\u00a0BT, EE, Sky, and\u00a0Virgin Media\u00a0packages, offering up to ten sports channels and TNT Sports Ultimate in HD.<\/p>\n EDITORS PICKS:<\/p>\n 2025 World XV includes one Scot and one Englishman <\/p>\n South Africa, fresh from winning the Rugby Championship, and New Zealand dominate the line-up, with France and Italy also making strong contributions.<\/p>\n
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