HALFBACKS
9. Danny Care (Harlequins)
10. Owen Farrell (Saracens)
We return to the epicentre of England’s selection sagas, after an underwhelming run out of the Ford-Farrell axis against Samoa. It would be quite the tough take to say that the partnership ‘failed’ against Samoa, however the pair certainly underperformed, with England fans hopeful for the golden days that they brought in the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Six Nations.
As he is England’s captain, we expect to see Owen Farrell start in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final, and the Saracen would likely run out in his regular position of fly-half. We opt for Danny Care to accompany him at scrum-half, after the Harlequin added a burst of energy into the England team against Samoa, capped off by the match-winning try.
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