{"id":296840,"date":"2023-10-23T05:39:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T05:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296840"},"modified":"2023-10-23T05:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T05:39:37","slug":"matt-dawson-wants-england-stars-dropped-for-rugby-world-cup-third-place-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-league\/matt-dawson-wants-england-stars-dropped-for-rugby-world-cup-third-place-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Dawson wants England stars dropped for Rugby World Cup third-place tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>England v South Africa review<\/h3>\n<p>Rugby World Cup winner Matt Dawson has called on England boss Steve Borthwick to drop his senior stars in favour of fringe players for their third-place play-off with Argentina on Friday. Dawson believes that the head coach will want to name a strong XV in order to seal a bronze medal, but may see greater long-term gains by rotating heavily.<\/p>\n<p>Many will view the tie as a dead rubber, as England and Argentina both will have been hoping to make the final the following day but for defeats to South Africa and New Zealand respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches often differ in their approaches to such games, with some opting to rotate and hand out opportunities for those to impress who have rarely featured, while others want to end the tournament on a high and go full-strength to increase their chances of winning.<\/p>\n<p>Dawson thinks that Borthwick will fall into the latter category, as several members of the team that endured heartbreak in their 16-15 defeat to South Africa in the semi-final could be given the chance to end the World Cup with victory against the Pumas &#8211; but England\u2019s Six Nation hopes may be improved if Borthwick rotates.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> JUST IN <\/strong> <strong>Rugby World Cup fans astonished as James Bond villain lifts lid on rugby career[INTERVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/England-Rugby-World-Cup-Matt-Dawson-5026947.jpg?r=1698014544365\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriday&#8217;s third-place play-off against Argentina is a funny sort of fixture,\u201d Dawson wrote for the BBC. \u201cIt might be one more for fringe players to try and press their case before next year&#8217;s Six Nations. It probably won&#8217;t be Steve Borthwick&#8217;s style, but I would approach it almost like a Barbarians fixture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis England squad will never be together again. This tournament is unique to those in that camp. I would give them the space and freedom to bond and socialise together as people, rather than players. Let them create more memories and then go out and chase a win together.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &amp; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>England World Cup ace Curry shows class in painful interview after &#8216;racist slur'[REACTION] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>England ratings &#8211; Owen Farrell outperformed as duo get 9s in South Africa loss[ANALYSIS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Rugby World Cup rocked by &#8216;racism storm&#8217; as South Africa star accused of slur[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/England-Rugby-World-Cup-Steve-Borthwick-5026949.jpg?r=1698014544416\"><\/p>\n<p>Someone such as Henry Arundell could get the opportunity to showcase his skills against Argentina. The winger scored a record-tying five tries in his World Cup debut against Chile, but has not featured since amid reports that he had a furious bust-up with captain Owen Farrell on the training pitch.<\/p>\n<p>George Ford could get the nod over Farrell at fly-half, having been unfortunate to lose his place in the knockout stages after a stellar opening few games to the tournament. Borthwick felt that he could not play Ford and Farrell together and the skipper was preferred against the Spingbok and Fiji.<\/p>\n<p>England defeated Argentina with 14 men in their opening match of the tournament and that victory will give Borthwick the belief that they can claim a second win, but whether he listens to Dawson and offers an opportunity to fringe players remains to be seen ahead of Friday\u2019s tie.<\/p>\n<p><em>Buy all of your Rugby World Cup 2023 programmes here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/1826807\/England-Rugby-World-Cup-news-Matt-Dawson-Argentina-third-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England v South Africa review Rugby World Cup winner Matt Dawson has called on England boss Steve Borthwick to drop <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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