Preview: England vs Uruguay
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Preview: England vs Uruguay
England vs Uruguay, Saturday (20:00)
England have shuffled their pack with Danny Care, Jack Nowell and Henry Slade set to make their World Cup debuts, albeit not in the best of circumstances.
It will be important to England to finish of a home World Cup with a win in Manchester, with a lot of off the pitch distractions, Stuart Lancaster will want to focus on the 80 minutes that lie ahead and put on a show for England fans.
Uruguay come into this one off the back of a solid performance against Fiji. Where they ended their 12 year wait for a World Cup try, with 2 tries against John McKee's side. The South Americans will have Agustin Ormaechea available for selection after he received no ban for his red card vs Fiji.
The sides have met only once before, with England running out 111-13 winners over Uruguay back in 2003.
Key man: Joe Launchbury. Man of the match last time out against Australia, 15 Joe Launchbury's last week and it could have been a different story for England. His work effort is second to none and is such a vital player for England.
One to watch: Henry Slade. It is no doubt Slade will have a successful England career in the coming years and is bright talent for the future. A great play maker, will be interesting to see how he links up with this England side.
BOD's prediction: England. Stuart Lancaster's men will be hurting and will want to put a show on in front of a northern crowd. 40+ win.





