![]() I'd worked with him at Leicester but he didn't give anything away. "It was a surprise to get the call from Steve because I hadn't played for England for three years. "I didn't think this would happen but now I'm here and I'm very happy and grateful to be part of it," Cole said. Rugby World Cup fixtures, pools & BBC coverage.Rugby Union Daily podcast: Inside England camp with Care & Farrell.The prop was part of the scrum that was overpowered in the defeat by South Africa in the 2019 World Cup final.įour years on from that night in Yokohama, Cole is in contention to be given a start by Steve Borthwick at the Velodrome and lead the resistance of Argentina's forward assault. "That's the tradition of their game, we respect that and we look forward to playing them because that's the game."Ĭole returned to the international set-up in this year's Six Nations after appearing to lose favour with former head coach Eddie Jones. ![]() "Marcos Ayerza could talk for days about the scrum, both the physical and mental aspect of it. You speak to some of their front five - Tomas Lavanini when he was at Leicester and Montoya - and they relish the physical part of the game. "They're a dangerous team and they've grown their game in other areas. If you have one scrummage where you are not fully focused they will do you damage and get stuck into you. "You look at their team in the Rugby Championship, they're dangerous.
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