Six Nations: England name Calcutta Cup team
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Chris and Ashy head to Pennyhill Park to chat to Ollie Chessum, who will make his first Test start in nearly a year on Saturday. He tells us the win over France will count for nothing if England can't back it up this weekend and win a first Calcutta Cup since 2020. Chessum also tells us what sets him apart from other locks and how ]he's changed since playing with Ashy at Leicester. Steve Borthwick is also on the pod and promises England will deliver more attacking rugby this weekend and how they plan to deal with Scotland's Finn Russell, whether he plays or not.
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| 0:49.8 | Right, Robin Weekly, Wednesday morning, Ashie's here. |
| 0:52.5 | We're in the England camp, Match Week 3. It's all happening, Ashley. Yes, back at Penny Hill, Wednesday morning. Ashie's here. We're in the England camp. Match week three. |
| 0:54.5 | It's all happening, Ashy. |
| 0:56.4 | Yes, back at Penny Hill, we are. |
| 0:58.6 | Back of the scene of so many of your crimes. |
| 1:01.2 | Not too sure about that. |
| 1:02.7 | Not too sure about that. |
| 1:04.1 | Good natured crimes. |
| 1:06.6 | I said it's all happening. |
| 1:08.0 | Before we get into it, England have named their team this Tuesday evening when we're recording. |
| 1:13.7 | I think we've said it every weekend. |
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