JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

WITH England’s first warm-up game taking place this weekend, it brings home how close we are to the start of the great World Cup competition, but leaves us wondering how prepared the teams are for what they will be facing.
Although the players will be aiming to win these games against Wales, Ireland and Fiji in the hope of cementing their place in the squad and hopefully the team, the coaches will be trying their best not to reveal the true strength or style of the game they are planning to use in the competition.
Meanwhile the Unions, and in part...