England week always brings a bit of extra edge, and this one’s no different. We break down the All Blacks side named for Twickenham, the message it sends, and why this is not the week for experiments.

Rieko Ioane’s future comes sharply into focus too. He’s been overtaken, shifted, reshuffled, and now not even making the bench with injuries around him. We talk honestly about where things have landed and whether Wales next week might be his last test.

Then it’s a stacked mailbag. Grand Slam definitions, cricket grounds, Fabian Holland hype, the intercept rule blow-ups, the Kiwis league comeback, Samoan pride, Springboks dominance, a disgruntled fan named Foxy Yum Yum, and even a kudu steak that didn’t survive the dog.

Plenty in here. Plenty to push back on. Plenty to agree with.

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