Ben Earl has called for a rethink of the Nations Championship format following England’s "brutal" itinerary that featured three Tests in three continents on successive weekends.
Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi stormed out of his press conference and accused England of showing a "lack of respect" following Saturday's controversial Nations Championship clash.
England's rugby players avenged defeat to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals with a chaotic, ill-tempered 31-24 Nations Championship victory that went to the wire in Santiago del Estero.
England have been forced to change hotel in Buenos Aires on Sunday night to avoid being caught up in any celebrations should Argentina win the World Cup.
Jamie George has threatened to lead his England team off the pitch against the Pumas on Saturday if there is a recurrence of the racial abuse that marred their last appearance in Argentina.
Fresh from the drama of Wednesday's FIFA World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina, the nations meet again on Saturday as part of rugby's Nations Championship in Santiago del Estero.
Jamie George will captain England in an unchanged starting XV to face Argentina in the Nations Championship as players continue to avoid wearing national shirts in Buenos Aires.
England's rugby players have revealed they will avoid wearing national shirts in Argentina this week, ahead of facing the Pumas in Saturday's Nations Championship Test in Santiago del Estero.
Steve Borthwick's England snapped a run of five consecutive Test defeats with a 73-8 thrashing of 14-player Fiji in the Nations Championship at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.
Teenager Noah Caluori and fellow back Benhard Janse van Rensburg are set to make their England debuts after being named on the bench for Saturday's Nations Championship clash with Fiji.
England have called up Emmanuel Iyogun and Chandler Cunningham-South to replace Cadan Murley and Beno Obano, both of whom suffered injuries in the 45-21 defeat to South Africa in Johannesburg.
Tom Roebuck has been called up for England's upcoming Nations Championship matches against Fiji and Argentina after full-back George Furbank was ruled out by appendicitis.
South Africa ran in seven tries in a brutal 45-21 victory over England in their Nations Championship opener in Johannesburg.
George Furbank is out of England's Nations Championship opener against South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday due to appendicitis and could miss the entire summer tour.
One word has dominated the build-up to England's World Cup last-16 clash against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium: altitude.
We look at some of the major talking points ahead of the summer's inaugural Nations Championship Tests...
England head coach Steve Borthwick has rested captain Maro Itoje for the inaugural Nations Championship, with Jamie George set to lead the side for their summer fixtures against South Africa, Fiji, and Argentina.
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