Rugby World Cup: 10 Players England Will Definitely Pick

5. Courtney Lawes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIl4YDyulM0 The second row, once such an obvious choice, has become clouded. And for once, not for negative reasons. There is a severe selection headache, and one that Stuart Lancaster and his coaching team will welcome. There are 3 world class players for 2 positions. Courtney Lawes is the one I feel with get the first call, but who to pair him with is the real conundrum. Both Geoff Parling and Joe Launchbury are incredible forwards, both winning ball and turnovers for their team and solid in defence. A Geoff Parling and Courtney Lawes pairing has yet to be seen, due to the unfortunate injury to Parling in the third test, when he was playing some of his best rugby, but leaving Launchbury out seems almost unthinkable. Lawes' defence and line out work see him take the position over the other two, and we will have to wait and see who joins him in the second row.
 
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