Thirty-three England players go their separate ways after being united by a cause. How many will return when Steve Borthwick picks his next squad?
Ollie Chessum and Freddie Steward are both products of Leicester's academy and worked under Borthwick during his time at the club
But as backdrops were packed away and the players roamed the Stade de France stage for their final time in the tournament, you saw a shared, single story disintegrate into 33 different strands.There was Leicester pair Ollie Chessum and Freddie Steward, 23 and 22, wandering together, arms over each other's shoulders, and long Test futures laid out before them.
It is always the way. No set of players stays frozen in time. The class of 2023, however united in a cause, was always going to break up and go their separate ways.Steve Borthwick, as ever, was prepared. The head coach paid tribute to the campaign past, but is also already looking forward to a future he will shape."We won six games out of seven and lost one game by one point to the world champions, which shows the progress of the team.
He scored another two in the pool-stage demolition of Chile, so ends the tournament as England's second-highest try-scorer. "And how good was Ben Earl? He's had a difficult international journey and this World Cup has given him a platform to show what he's really about."A lot of really impressive aspects," said Borthwick of Dan's performance.
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