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England coach drives out superstar

Rugby World Cup 2019 - Pool C - England v United States - Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe, Japan - September 26, 2019, England players listen to the national anthem before the match. [REUTERS/Rebecca Naden]

England coach Eddie Jones insisted fly-half George Ford has a “significant role to play” after he dropped him to the bench for tomorrow’s World Cup quarter-final against Australia.

Ford has been one of England’s leading players in Japan but Jones moved captain Owen Farrell from inside centre to fly-half, with Henry Slade given his first start of the tournament alongside Manu Tuilagi in midfield.

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