England must get best out of Smith

JEREMY GUSCOTT
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STEVE Borthwick does not have a lot of choice when it comes to selecting his forwards for today’s quarter-final against Fiji because the options are limited, but the plusses are that Ollie Chessum looks like he’s coming back to his best, and Ben Earl has been getting good raps.
However, although there have been signs of more consistency in the pool stage – and Chessum’s try against Samoa, and others, have been reasonably well worked – overall England have not been playing well. The main reason for this is a high error count, and part...

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