England losing to Argentina would not spell the end of their chances of winning the Rugby World Cup. That’s according to former captain Dylan Hartley, who also told talkSPORT Owen Farrell is …
Farrell's influence to England is going to be crucial, especially off the pitch while he is suspendedthe Argentina and Japan games as he serves the second half of his suspension for his red card against Wales last month.
"The hardest guys to have are the guys that don’t play because they’re the guys that control the morale. It’s like an illness, if their morale is down it can spread to a roommate, it’s a bit like a cancer. I think squads are sometimes picked not on the best players but sometimes the best sort of all-rounders.
"Stuart Lancaster left me behind at a Rugby World Cup because I wasn’t available for one game, and you look at what Borthwick has done with Billy Vunipola not being available and Owen. But that just says a lot about their characters and the people that he likes having around the squad.""Fan engagement is good and I know England fans are passionate and committed, the team are desperate to give them something to hold onto and to get behind.
"I do fear if you’re a South African fan they might have played the perfect game the other night, you never play the perfect game twice."Smith's career is over after Eubank Jr KO and boxing fans were conned, says Froch
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