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Saturday’s viewing guide, by Ben DowellRugby World Cup LiveITV1, from 11.30amNormally, the opening England game of a Rugby World Cup would have the oval ball brigade giddy with excitement, but it’s difficult to think of a tournament when the men in white have started with so little hype, or indeed hope. Still scarred by the Eddie Jones era, the performances of the team under the new coach, Steve Borthwick, have been distinctly underwhelming. Not only have the warm-up matches earned the suspension of their captain, Owen Farrell, for the first two games, and the No 8, Billy Vunipola, for this opener against Argentina, England also experienced the ignominy of losing to Fiji for
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