ENGLAND are oddson to collect their second trophy in two months by lifting the Autumn Nations Cup at Twickenham this afternoon, but in most respects the side that are currently second in the World Rugby rankings will be on a hiding to nothing.
If France had not fielded a second/third string team this Autumn Nations Cup final could have given the rankings system, and the international game as a whole, a much-needed lift.
A reborn French team with ambitions to win the World Cup for the first time when they host it in 2023, confronting an England outfit with the same desire, given that t...