Having sapped a few spirits in Sapporo last Sunday England’s next objective is to put the “ko” into Kobe, Japan’s most enthusiastic rugby city. Waiting until their key pool games against Argentina and France to underline their genuine World Cup pedigree is theoretically fine but, as Wales showed against Georgia, it is never too early to catch and pass with precision and give their future opponents something to ponder.
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Written by Robert Kitson in Kobe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/25/england-usa-rugby-world-cup under the title “England aim to send message against USA in Japan’s rugby city | Robert Kitson”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
