Roebuck and Steward injuries likely to trigger major England reshuffle against Fiji

<ul><li><p>Smith, Arundell and Lawrence in frame to start</p></li><li><p>Borthwick faces dilemmas to backline selection</p></li></ul><p>Injuries to Tom Roebuck and ­Freddie Steward look likely to trigger an eye-catching reshuffle in England’s backline for the Test against Fiji on Saturday. Marcus Smith, Henry Arundell and Ollie Lawrence are all in contention to be involved, with Manny Feyi-Waboso potentially the solitary starting back-three survivor from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/01/england-australia-autumn-nations-series-rugby-union-match-report">the victory against Australia</a> last&nbsp;Saturday.</p><p>The head coach, Steve ­Borthwick, had been hoping to announce his starting XV early this week only for that plan to be mothballed when Roebuck limped out of training prematurely on Tuesday with an ankle problem. Steward has not trained so far this week after sustaining a finger injury late in the win against the Wallabies, opening the way for Smith to replace him at full-back.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/04/england-fiji-rugby-union-test-marcus-smith-henry-arundell-ollie-lawrence">Continue reading...</a>