Short commute suits Mark Wilson’s England hopes of being big in Japan

Visit to Newcastle for last World Cup warm-up against Italy is just fine for the former Falcon flanker and northern fansThose who dismiss England’s final World Cup warm-up game against Italy as irrelevant clearly do not hail from a northern postcode. For many the overdue chance to see the national team play a capped Test in Newcastle makes it an auspicious occasion, one which will hopefully encourage the Rugby Football Union to stage further games outside Twickenham.If they need an example of exactly why showing the sport to a less familiar audience is so vitally important they need only talk …