The fly-half conundrum, to kick or not to kick, and whether Henry Arundell is crucial or here for the ride - Chile may hold the answers
Farrell may be constantly hailed as a leader and a great player by his peers, but the uncomfortable truth is that England have secured better results of late when he has not featured.
He is slightly damned here in that he cannot win. Anything other than a resounding win against Chile will be regarded as a failure. It will take a heck of a performance for public opinion to not regard Ford as the incumbent 10, andshould be unlikely to fear for his shirt here, even if Smith has a stormer. Although he has in recent games struggled to emulate the form he showed when breaking into the England squad, he remains the best Englishman under the high ball.
However, Smith’s attacking instincts and speed could be a point of difference in unlocking a tired defence late in a match, and Chile represents a decent arena to test the theory.are the sixth best defence in the tournament on tackle percentage , but fare far worse when it comes to penalties and points conceded.If England can rack up the tries as opposed to points from the tee this evening, that will represent a significant success.
It should probably be tempered a little. As we have established, England prefer to kick the ball upfield than pass it to their wings. Over a combined 320 minutes of rugby,
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