World Cup spot could be next in Luke Cowan-Dickie’s remarkable rise

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Things have moved quickly for Luke Cowan-Dickie over the past fortnight, just
as they have done for his whole career.

From considering himself a “long
shot” to make England’s 50-man training squad, the Exeter Chiefs hooker
finds himself eyeing up the unexpected possibility of a place at the World
Cup.



Stuart Lancaster is yet to confirm what he plans to do with Dylan Hartley
after the hooker received a four-week ban for headbutting that will rule him
out of England’s three World Cup warm-up matches and their opening game of
the tournament, against Fiji.



If Lancaste…