England raging favourites - Cheika
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Australia head coach Michael Cheika says tournament hosts England will be hot favourites to win their
World Cup pool game
when they meet on 3 October.
He added that in the absence of Steffon Armitage and Manu Tuilagi England would be without two "great players".
But he insisted: "I don't think they're going to be lacking anything when they play at Twickenham against Australia.
"They beat us up there last time and they will go into that game raging favourites.
"
Toulon flanker Armitage has been omitted because
he plays his club rugby overseas,
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World Cup pool game
when they meet on 3 October.
He added that in the absence of Steffon Armitage and Manu Tuilagi England would be without two "great players".
But he insisted: "I don't think they're going to be lacking anything when they play at Twickenham against Australia.
"They beat us up there last time and they will go into that game raging favourites.
"
Toulon flanker Armitage has been omitted because
he plays his club rugby overseas,
…
