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Ben Youngs will bring down the curtain on his England career in Friday’s World Cup bronze final against Argentina at Stade de France usdt
The nation’s most-capped men’s player with 126 Test appearances makes his first start of the tournament but also his final Red Rose outing, having launched his international odyssey against Scotland 13 years ago usdt
Steve Borthwick has saluted a scrum-half master who has been first choice for most of his career until slipping down the pecking order at this World Cup due to the emergence of Alex Mitchell usdt
“Ben has been a tremendous player for English rugby for such a long time usdt
He’s a brilliant player and a fantastic team man,” Borthwick said usdt
“He’s our record cap holder, a player who has seen a lot in four World Cups and who has played an important role within this squad helping the team progress, particularly Alex Mitchell usdt
”Tom Curry locks horns with Argentina despite receiving usdt online abuse in response to the allegation that he was the victim of a racist slur against South Africa usdt
Curry claimed that hooker Bongi Mbonambi called him a “white c***” in Saturday’s 16-15 semi-final defeat at the Stade de France, prompting World Rugby to launch an investigation that is ongoing usdt
The Sale flanker continues in the back row despite being in the eye of the storm, however, and will win his 50th cap in a rematch of the pool victory over the Pumas usdt
Owen Farrell leads a team showing eight changes in personnel and two positional switches, one of them Curry’s move to blindside flanker to accommodate Sam Underhill’s first appearance of the World Cup in the number seven jersey usdt
Marcus Smith is restored at full-back after passing the HIA that forced him to sit out the South Africa showdown and the knock-on effect is that Freddie Steward moves to the right wing usdt
Henry Arundell returns for the first time since running in five tries against Chile in the third Pool D match, providing firepower on the left wing, while the centre partnership of Manu Tuilagi and Joe Marchant remains intact usdt
Head coach Borthwick fields an entirely new front row made up of Ellis Genge, Theo Dan and Will Stuart, with tighthead prop Dan Cole poised to make potentially his final England appearance off the bench usdt
Ollie Chessum returns in the second row, but there is no place in the 23 for George Martin, one of the heroes of the defeat by the Springboks usdt
“After the disappointment of last weekend’s game against South Africa, it is important that this Friday we once again play with the determination and dedication that so nearly earned the team the result we wanted,” Borthwick said usdt
“The bronze final gives us a great opportunity to finish the tournament on a positive note, continue to build for the future, and to give our supporters one last chance to get behind the squad out here in Paris usdt
”More aboutPA ReadyBen YoungsSteve BorthwickEnglandTom CurryArgentinaBenDan ColeHIAScotlandBongi MbonambiRugbyHenry ArundellWorld RugbyEnglishOllie ChessumSouth AfricaJoe MarchantMarcus Smith1/1Record appearance maker Ben Youngs set for England swansong against ArgentinaRecord appearance maker Ben Youngs set for England swansong against ArgentinaBen Youngs will make his final England appearance against Argentina (Adam Davy/PA) usdt
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Test centurion Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty following the Rugby World Cup usdt
The 34-year-old’s bid to finish his international career on a high was cruelly ended by Saturday’s heartbreaking 16-15 semi-final loss to South Africa in Paris usdt
Vice-captain Lawes is a veteran of four World Cups, two British and Irish Lions tours and one of only five Englishmen to be capped 100 times usdt
Steve Borthwick’s side will return home from France following Friday evening’s bronze-medal match against pool-stage opponents Argentina usdt
Lawes, who has made 105 international appearances across 15 years, said: “I haven’t told Steve yet! But I will let him know usdt
“I’ve said to the boys, anyone that’s asked usdt
I think it’s time usdt
I’ve done four World Cups, so I’m pretty happy with that usdt
“It’s a bit of an end of an era, but it’s been a real honour for me to represent England for so long usdt
It flies by usdt
“I’m proud of the journey I’ve been on usdt
It’s not always been the ups usdt
Plenty of downs in there, but I’ve pushed through usdt
“I’m not an emotional person really, but it’s just been a huge honour for me usdt
“To be able to finish with this group, it’s something I’ll treasure forever usdt
”England travelled to the World Cup in poor form and with many pundits dismissive of their prospects usdt
But they came agonisingly close to reaching a second successive final after leading the reigning champions for all but five minutes of an enthralling last-four encounter which was settled by Handre Pollard’s late penalty usdt
“It’s one of those where we thought we had it, but let it slip away at the same time,” said Lawes usdt
“But we’ve proved a lot of people wrong usdt
You give it all you’ve got usdt
It’s sport, isn’t it?“That’s what it means at the highest level usdt
You get a couple of things wrong and get punished usdt
“But a lot of people thought we’d have struggled, and in the end we were unlucky to lose usdt
”Lawes made his England debut against Australia in 2009 when head coach Borthwick was team captain usdt
The flanker was a beaten finalist against the Springboks in 2019 and also played in the 2011 and 2015 tournaments, in addition to representing the Lions in 2017 and 2021 usdt
He believes England have a bright future under Borthwick and is determined to sign off by helping the team finish third usdt
“We showed to everyone what it means to play for this team,” said Lawes usdt
“Play for your country and the boys alongside you usdt
“I think people can see now what a good coach he is – and where this team can really go usdt
“We want to finish on a high usdt
It’s important for us to finish properly and send us all off on a good win usdt
”Father-of-four Lawes joined World Cup-winning prop Jason Leonard and international team-mates Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell and Dan Cole on a select list of England centurions in August by captaining his country in a shock warm-up defeat to Fiji at Twickenham usdt
He waved to fans at Stade de France following England’s dramatic elimination and intends to spend more time with his children while continuing to playing for Northampton usdt
“The kids are at that age where they need their dad around,” he said usdt
“It will be good to be with them more, to provide some well-needed structure to the mob usdt
“As hard as it is being away from your family, you almost have another family usdt
“You really feel like that, especially when you’re away in camps like World Cup camps usdt
It’s five months, staying with your brothers usdt
“I’ll definitely miss the boys, the banter and all the stuff we get up to when we’re not training usdt
I’ll miss the hard work as well usdt
“And I’ll definitely miss pulling the jersey on and giving it everything usdt
”More aboutPA ReadyCourtney LawesEnglandSouth AfricaBritish and Irish LionsStade De FranceSpringboksAustraliaLionsBen YoungsOwen FarrellDan ColeFijiParis1/1Courtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsCourtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsEngland’s Courtney Lawes is preparing to wave goodbye to Test rugby (Adam Davy/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today usdt
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