England have made a perfect start and Argentina have barely started at all: five things we learned from the first fortnight | Paul Rees

Eddie Jones’s side can be boring but they can also be explosive on the counterattack as they make use of two playmakersTomás Lavanini became the fifth player to be sent off in this World Cup as players remain slow to come to terms with the directive to tackle below the neck and shoulders, well below to ensure there is no contact with a ball-carrier’s head if the attacking player ducks into the tackle. Owen Farrell did, slightly, but the Leicester-bound Lavanini was so intent on putting in a big hit on the England captain that he got his angle wrong and led with his shoulder and head. It was su…

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