Nations Championship Preview: Borthwick under pressure, Scotland’s big chance; Meaty Midfields

Shaun and Thala preview the first weekend of the November Nations Championship matches.

We look at the side Italy selected to host South Africa and the strong bench they have in spite of their injuries. Shaun gives the lowdown on big Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi the young lock coming off the bench.

Ireland v Argentina is about the meaty midfielders with McCloskey and Henshaw facing Chocobares and Piccardo.

We debate if it is finally Scotland’s time to beat the All Blacks and whether Rennie-ball would suit the Scottish more than they would expect.

For Wales and Japan, we note Tandy also going for a big midfield, there’s still concerns about Blair Murray and we wonder how much Japan will miss Ryunosuke Ito.

France v Fiji is set up to have entertaining tries and brilliant plays from both sides and we wonder if Fiji will get the Jake White bounce instantly.

Finally, we discuss the pressure on Borthwick after a week of him criticising the Prem’s standards and reports coming out about dissatisfaction in the camp. We wonder if Australia can put England under enough pressure for an almighty meltdown.