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England set for major Rugby World Cup gamble as All Blacks ‘bust-up’ turns ugly

England are set to field a much-changed side when Owen Farrell returns from his ban in their next Rugby World Cup match against Chile. The Red Roses are currently top of Pool D with two wins from as many games and will be the heavy favourites to make it a hat-trick against their next opponents. Farrell is reportedly set to skipper England at fly-half, with Marcus Smith being forced to drop into an unfamiliar role at full-back. The latter has never started a professional game in that position but will be trusted by Steve Borthwick to do a job against Chile on the weekend. In other news, there have been reports of a training ground bust-up within the All Blacks camp over the last few days. Assistant coach Scott McLeod has revealed that some ‘pushing and shoving’ went on during a high-intensity drill as tensions boiled over between team-mates. Follow our live Rugby World Cup updates below… Express Sport is on hand to keep you updated with all of today’s Rugby World Cup news (Image: GETTY)

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