Rugby World Cup

Find a front row or forget the World Cup, Eddie

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The Rugby Paper Team
16 September 2018

Nick Cain talks to the architect of England’s 2003 world-beating scrum to find what’s missing now

Guru: Phil Keith-Roach

Front row greats: From left, Phil Vickery, Steve Thompson and Trevor Woodman in World Cup final 2003. Inset: Kyle Sinckler

IT takes a side with a consistently powerful, cohesive set-piece game to win a World Cup – and currently England do not have what it takes. What is also certain is that unless they develop a world class scrum before the 2019 tournament kicks off in Japan a year from now they cannot be considered true contenders.
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