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Courtney Lawes' return is exactly the stroke of luck Steve Borthwick needed - but Owen Farrell offers a warning for England head coach

Daily Mail 1 min read 3 hours ago

NIK SIMON: In a month when public opinion polls have crashed and a senior analyst defected to the Springboks, the return of Courtney Lawes is a timely stroke of fortune for Steve Borthwick.
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