Perhaps the easiest way to sum up England’s autumn is to grab a sheet of paper and half a dozen coloured pens. Then draw a graph plotting the potential growth in each of world rugby’s leading teams between now and next September. Which nation’s line is rising the steepest and how many rivals might they overtake in the next 10 months?
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