{"id":523563,"date":"2017-05-06T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=523563"},"modified":"2017-05-07T10:07:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T08:07:46","slug":"england-could-face-another-world-cup-group-of-death-in-japan-france-and-argentina-are-both-teams-to-avoid-says-martin-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/ru\/2017\/05\/england-could-face-another-world-cup-group-of-death-in-japan-france-and-argentina-are-both-teams-to-avoid-says-martin-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"England could face another World Cup group of death in Japan… France and Argentina are both teams to avoid, says Martin Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Martin Johnson believes England could face another group of death if they are drawn against France and Argentina at the 2019 World Cup. The draw will take place in Japan on Wednesday.<\/b>
\nMartin Johnson believes England could face another group of death if they are drawn against France and Argentina at the 2019 World Cup.
The draw will take place in Japan on Wednesday, with England among the band one nations, meaning they will avoid New Zealand, Australia and Ireland.
Head coach Eddie Jones will fly out for the event in Kyoto and England\u2019s group stage implosion in 2015 \u2014 against Australia and Wales \u2014 will be fresh in the memory.
\u2018You don\u2019 t want too easy a ride but there are some teams you\u2019 d rather avoid,\u2019 said Johnson, who lifted the 2003 World Cup as England captain. \u2018Japan in Japan would be a cracking game, wouldn\u2019 t it? I\u2019 d love to see England drawn against the hosts.
\u2018France and Argentina are the teams to avoid from band two and three.
\u2018During the Six Nations, France showed glimpses of a team on the rise and could be very dangerous by 2019.
\u2018Argentina always take some beating at the World Cup \u2014 they have a history of progressing.\u2019
Johnson also believes this year\u2019s Lions tour to New Zealand will be invaluable for the 16 England players selected in terms of their development towards 2019.
\u2018It\u2019s a really good experience for them, particularly because England don\u2019 t face the All Blacks for a while,\u2019 he said. \u2018It will help them learn what it takes to beat the best in the world.\u2019
Without his Lions, Jones has selected 15 uncapped players for the tour of Argentina \u2014 an opportunity to blood young talent such as Test rookies Sam Underhill, Ben Curry, Tom Curry and Denny Solomona.
\u2018It\u2019s good to see so many youngsters going to Argentina,\u2019 said Johnson.
\u2018Hopefully Eddie can find half a dozen guys who can become Test match players.\u2019
Martin Johnson is an ambassador for British & Irish Lions principal partner Standard Life Investments.<\/p>\n

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