 said of their chances of going one better. 'Every time I pull on this jersey, I'm very proud and confident in our ability. Definitely this year feels good and for myself I'm feeling really good too. 'Five years on, I'm a more mature player and hopefully I can be a bit of a leader for this England team.' Tommy Makinson scored five tries in England's impressive 46-4 victory over Papua New Guinea in Wigan to secure an Emirates Stadium semi-final with Samoa, who beat Tonga 20-18 yesterday. It rounded off a successful day for England after the 11-try women's team thrashed Canada 54-4 – with Tara Jane Stanley scoring a hat-trick – to seal their World Cup semi-final place. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.){kind=link}
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Tom Burgess increasingly feels this could be England’s year after reaching the World Cup semi-finals.
The 30-year-old former Bradford front rower – playing in his third World Cup – is one of six survivors from the team beaten 6-0 by Australia in the 2017 final.
‘I’ve always got confidence in England,’ Burgess (right) said of their chances of going one better. ‘Every time I pull on this jersey, I’m very proud and confident in our ability. Definitely this year feels good and for myself I’m feeling really good too.
‘Five years on, I’m a more mature player and hopefully I can be a bit of a leader for this England team.’