It’s crunch time for England in the Six Nations this weekend. If they go from Grand Slam hopes to losing to Italy… it doesn’t bear thinking about.

Steve Borthwick has gone bold with 9 changes - very uncharacteristic for the man who worships consistency.

So is this Borthwick officially pushing the panic button? And could a mid-week visit from Thomas Tuchel help push them over the line? Gabby is joined by the Presenter of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast, Alex Payne.

And later - what’s it like to set up a whole new football team from scratch and be ready to play in the top league straight away? We’ll be joined by manager Nick Cushing, who left the Man City Women and New York City Men to build Denver Summit.

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