Stuart Lancaster has kept changes to a
minimum throughout the championship. That continuity has been reflected in some
decent performances. Now is the time for a championship-winning one. He was
right not to go overboard in his criticism of England’s profligacy against
Scotland. This back line has the chance to show that they can take chances. A
title depends on it.
The England Rugby World Cup head coach
might have traded hookers to give Tom Youngs a start but Dylan Hartley is a
strong figure at the scrummage and England Rugby World Cup will need all that
know-how to handle France. Tom Wood would have been close on the blindside
flank but James Haskell retains the faith of the management. Haskell, who began
the tournament at a clatter, has to find that form again.
The No.12 conundrum has yet to be
resolved. Luther Burrell has been worthy but has yet to deliver the necessary
all-consuming display. It would have been a bold call to draft Exeter’s Henry
Slade at this stage but it would have been an invigorating one. He could yet be
the missing chance in the Rugby World Cup.
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