Nations Championship: England rugby players to avoid wearing national shirts in Argentina as football counterparts face off at World Cup
World Cup 2026
England second-row Alex Coles reveals the rugby squad will avoid wearing national shirts in Argentina this week ahead of Nations Championship contest against the Pumas on Saturday (8pm kick-off BST), in light of Wednesday’s FIFA World Cup meeting between England and Argentina in the USA
Wednesday 15 July 2026 11:05, UK
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.
Match Details
Steve Borthwick’s side will be in Buenos Aires when Wednesday’s FIFA World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina takes place.
The squad wore England jerseys in support of the football team for last Saturday’s quarter-final against Norway, but did so in Liverpool after defeating Fiji earlier in the day.
“I think, bearing in mind where we are and who we’re playing with, we’ve been pretty sensible about not wearing our English shirts around too much,” lock Alex Coles told The Telegraph.
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