Dallaglio: Ditch this World Cup obsession

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EXETER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: BT Sport pundit Lawrence Dallaglio looks on before the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers on August 15, 2020 in Exeter, England. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)

By GARY FITZGERALD

Lawrence Dallaglio insists England are now “unlikely” to win a second World Cup because they have fallen too far behind their rivals in the latter stages of Eddie Jones’ reign.
Dallaglio claims the only way to try and close the gap now on Ireland, France and the Southern Hemisphere powers is if the Aussie’s successor – probably Steve Borthwick – focuses solely on short-term goals and ditches Jones’ World Cup obsession.
Dallaglio believes that Jones paid the price for concentrating solely on the ultimate dream of being world champions rather than making sure England kept...

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