Ben Earl shows value of perseverance to become England’s unlikely star at Rugby World Cup
Associated PressEngland’s best player at the Rugby World Cup hadn’t started a match for his country until a month before the tournament. “We know that he has faced adversity before with England,” Sinfield said, “but he has certainly gone after it and he deserves everything that he gets.” It’s quite the England-South Africa doubleheader on Saturday, with the two countries also facing off in a big group-stage match in the Cricket World Cup being held in India. “You see a lot of stuff on social media about world XVs and there’s probably not a huge amount of representation from England in that regard,” Earl has said. “In moments when you need someone to pull something out of the hat,” England lock Ollie Chessum said, “Ben has been that person for us.” ___ AP Rugby World Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/rugby
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