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.
The England head coach might have
traded hookers to give Tom Youngs a start but Dylan Hartley is a strong figureat 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 piece in the Rugby World Cup.
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