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  "id": 668389,
  "title": "Five players get first England deals in Borthwick shake-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/five-players-get-first-england-deals-in-borthwick-shake-up",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport",
    "slug": "bbc-sport",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cwy427n1dnvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}