'Scrappy' England come from behind to beat inspired Samoa
England captain Owen Farrell said his were "scrappy" as they came back to edge Samoa 18-17 in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday after trailing by nine points with half an hour to play.
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Ford, Farrell start for England, Willis out of tournament
LILLE, France: George Ford and Owen Farrell are back together in England's team to play Samoa on Saturday, while Freddie Steward returns at fullback and Tom Curry, who has played two minutes at the World Cup, starts at flanker.
England "focused on Samoa" from position of luxury
LILLE, France : England's camp are sticking to their "one game at a time" mantra ahead of Saturday's final Pool D game against Samoa but with top spot already assured they have the luxury of using the match as pressure-free preparation for the quarter-finals.
Danny Care sees advantages of hybrid contracts in English top flight
Danny Care believes hybrid contracts would be beneficial to English rugby if they succeed in keeping the nation’s stars in a financially viable Gallagher Premiership.
England inspired by Europe's Ryder Cup win - Danny Care
Danny Care says England will resume their World Cup quest armed with inspiration from Europe's stirring Ryder Cup victory.
Rugby World Cup 2023 pool permutations - which teams can still qualify?
There are still six places in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals up for grabs ahead of the final round of pool fixtures.
England captain Farrell looking forward to Curry return
England flanker Tom Curry is fit and raring to go should he be selected against Samoa having played only three minutes in the Rugby World Cup following an early red card picked up against Argentina.
England's Smith making irresistible case for inclusion
NICE, France : Coach Steve Borthwick is not generally a man to make radical decisions but England fans excited by what they saw against Chile on Saturday will probably be praying that he sticks with the experiment of playing Marcus Smith at fullback.