PAUL REES
It was Chile, and England were hot stuff. They had three outside-halves on the pitch in the final 30 minutes and pulled their opponents every which way.
An 11-try victory over the lowest ranked team in the tournament is nothing to get carried away by -Uruguay were hit for 10 at the end of the 2015 group stage when the hosts had already been eliminated - but Steve Borthwick now has options.
Not just in terms of personnel but tactics. England played with a flourish against opponents who were comfortable defending the narrow channels but lost their shape when they were moved around. H...
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