Time not on England’s side as Stuart Lancaster faces tough decisions | Dean Ryan
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England’s win over France at Twickenham answered few questions as Lancaster decides who will make the cut for his final World Cup squad and only two more warm-up matches remainSuddenly England have one game to get it right before Stuart Lancaster tells the world the names of the 31 chosen to win the World Cup on home soil. After next weekend in Paris the only game left before the tournament opens is Ireland at Twickenham and by then the big decision will have been made because, as often as not, it’s not just the front-line players who shape a World Cup, but the five or six in the second rank. …





