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Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Alex Coles, Guy Pepper, Jack van Poortvliet and Seb Atkinson are handed England central contracts for the first time as Steve Borthwick shakes up his squad.
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Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Alex Coles, Guy Pepper, Jack van Poortvliet and Seb Atkinson are handed England central contracts for the first time as Steve Borthwick shakes up his squad.
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Alex Coles and Asher Opoku-Fordjour are among five England players to be awarded an enhanced contract by the RFU for the first time.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 2 reports from 2 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Five players get first England deals in Borthwick shake-up.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — UK and Other.
The only timestamped report came from BBC Sport (Aug 12, 2026, 13:30 UTC).
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