Going into the world Cup, things seemed bleak for England.
A fourth-vicinity finish on the Six countries, a leaky defence, a spate of purple cards and heat-up defeats by Wales, ireland and Fiji ensured expectancies have been at rock bottom.
But just over three weeks later, Steve Borthwick's side have secured their passage to the region-finals with a game to spare - and as pool winners.
Victories over Argentina, Japan and Chile positioned England on top of things of Pool D before their knockout region became secured without them even having to set foot on the
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