George Ford defiant over battle with Danny Cipriani to be England No 10

• Ford denies loss of England place was ‘wake-up call’• Leicester fly-half delighted with display against NewcastleGeorge Ford believes he has sharpened his attacking instincts after he was ousted by Danny Cipriani as England’s fly-half, but denied that losing his place was “a wake-up call”.Cipriani made his first England start in a decade in the third Test against South Africa in June with Ford dropping out of the squad altogether. Cipriani, despite his arrest on Gloucester’s pre-season trip to Jersey, has also started the season in superb form and had a hand in three of Gloucester’s four tri…

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