England are facing a mounting injury list as they prepare for their World Cup opener against Argentina in Marseille on 9 September
of the World Cup squad of 33 on 7 August are unavailable for this weekend.
At least four kingpins of Borthwick’s game plan – Farrell, Vunipola, Watson and Van Poortvliet – will miss the opening match with Argentina on 9 September. A loss on that day in Marseille would not put England out of the running, as two teams qualify for the quarter-finals from each pool, but it would ordinarily be a chance to state a serious intent.South Africa
that preceded England’s eventual run to the final, as an example of how fortunes can change for the better. “We are having to adapt to off-field situations, and it’s good lessons for us for on-field situations as well,” he said on Thursday. The next evidence for that will be against the Flying Fijians, and England are up against a ticking clock, even it is not as dire as in that Monkhouse quip.
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