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70 mins. Farrell’s first act at 10 is to to fling a pass too hard to a Itoje in midfield and it pinballs off his hands and face for a knock-on.
The Sapporo Dome sounds like a Buddhist monastery on a be more quiet Friday
68 mins. Tonga have a lineout in their own half which they win at the tail and get another rumble on before losing possession AGAIN, this time to Tom Curry and England are back on the attack in the Tongan half.
Joseph is on for Ford, which will see Farrell move into out-half.
Written by Lee Calvert
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/sep/22/england-v-tonga-rugby-world-cup-2019-live under the title “England v Tonga: Rugby World Cup 2019 – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
