Rugby World Cup: talking points from the latest warm-up matches

Wales may have played a game too far, England require gloss on their finishing, Samu Manoa is vital if USA Eagles are to soar and Argentina reap rewardsThe third warm-up game turned out to be like the old third light in the trenches. It was the one that got you. It was the match Wales didn’t need. To have gone into the World Cup on the back of the away win in Dublin would have been splendid. Warren Gatland begged to differ and picked a strong XV to play Italy. He claimed his units needed more time together, but the entire team played without the aggression born of a scrap for places or of the …