Roger Alton

England need to look alive to have a shot at the Rugby World Cup

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issue 02 September 2023

So the end is near… or it certainly will be soon if England’s rugby players carry on trying to do it their way. One thing we can be certain about: England are not going to win the World Cup. There is a chance they might not get out of their group; Argentina are properly good and Samoa will be hard to beat.

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