NICK CAIN
An England team for the 2027 World Cup is a long shot which would leave most snipers well wide of the target. However, the resident Rugby Paper Podcast crew of Brendan Gallagher, Chris Hewett, host Ollie Little, and yours truly, pulled the trigger this week – and you can judge for yourselves how close we got.

Before revealing the starting 15 for Australia 2027, let’s get to the nub of it, which was the selection of Freddie Steward at inside-centre. Steward’s switch from full-back to 12 was arrived at by majority decision, although this columnist had misgivings.

These focused on on...