{"id":288023,"date":"2023-09-08T17:34:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288023"},"modified":"2023-09-08T17:34:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:34:51","slug":"england-prop-dan-cole-warns-argentina-will-be-a-formidable-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/england-prop-dan-cole-warns-argentina-will-be-a-formidable-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"England prop Dan Cole warns Argentina &apos;will be a formidable opponent&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>England prop Dan Cole warns Argentina &#8216;will be formidable&#8217; and can unleash &#8216;some magic&#8217; ahead of Rugby World Cup opener<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>England begin their Rugby World Cup campaign against Argentina on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Argentina go into the Pool A encounter in Marseille as the heavy favourite<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rugby World Cup 2023: Click here for Mail Sport&#8217;s latest coverage from France\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dan Cole is under no illusions about the problems Argentina will pose for England in their opening Rugby World Cup\u00a0Pool A encounter, but believes they have the experience to stand them in good stead.<\/p>\n<p>England face Argentina in Marseille on Saturday night (8pm); with the latter the overriding favourites for the showdown.<\/p>\n<p>The South Americans go into the fixture off the back of an encouraging summer which saw them beat Australia away from home in the Rugby Championship and lose by a point to reigning world champions South Africa\u00a0in another match. Their most recent fixture saw them thrash Spain 62-3.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Cheika&#8217;s squad have a plethora of threats throughout their side, with their forward pack clout matched by their breathtaking backline play.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking about their upcoming opponent, England prop Cole, who will start in the opening pool game against Argentina, was nothing but respectful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75146941-12489009-image-a-7_1694044293129.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dan Cole has warned his England team-mates of the threat Argentina will pose on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75146967-12489009-image-a-6_1694044151547.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina face England in their Rugby World Cup opener and go into the match as favourites<\/p>\n<h3>England&#8217;s Rugby World Cup group matches\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Argentina &#8211; September 9 (Marseille)<\/p>\n<p>Japan &#8211; September 17 (Nice)<\/p>\n<p>Chile &#8211; September 23 (Lille)<\/p>\n<p>Samoa &#8211; October 7 (Lille)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They&#8217;ve been a very tough team to play against, they&#8217;ve been close in all the games they&#8217;ve played,&#8217; he told <span>Mail Sport<\/span> at the Wear the Rose event at the O2 Arena last month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know Julian Montoya the captain well, they&#8217;ve got a very forward pack and a very good goal kicker [Emiliano Boffelli] and some magic in the outside backs who can cause problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ve looked at them from a far and know they will be a formidable opponent.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For 36-year-old Cole, this will likely be his last Rugby World Cup campaign. Having been a part of the three previous England squads in 2011, 2015 and 2019 he is well versed in what is required to go far in a tournament such as this.<\/p>\n<p>England head coach Steve Borthwick&#8217;s build-up has been far-from-perfect with three defeats out of four in their warm-up matches, losing key players to injuries plus suffering suspensions to captain Owen Farrell and sole No 8 Billy Vunipola.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75147213-12489009-image-a-8_1694044506810.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old feels England can surprise many &#8211; citing the depth within the squad<\/p>\n<p>But despite this, Cole believes the squad has a good balance which will stand them in good stead over the next two months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s a lot of experience,&#8217; he said when asked how does it compare to previous Rugby World Cup camps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You look at the 2019 squad and there&#8217;s a lot of players who played in that final who are in here now and there&#8217;s a lot of young guys who have come through who have gained experience over the past couple of years like Freddie Steward, Ollie Chessum &#8211; they add to the squad and bring youth to the table which is great.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s been an accelerated process with Steve coming in ahead of the Six Nations but he knew that, the team knew that and we&#8217;ve tried to work as hard as we can to get ready for what&#8217;s to come.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/07\/00\/75145489-12489009-England_scrum_half_Youngs_spoke_to_Mail_Sport_at_the_Wear_the_Ro-a-9_1694044672041.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Veteran prop Cole spoke to Mail Sport at the Wear the Rose event at the O2 Arena<\/p>\n<p><span>England Rugby&#8217;s most Unstoppable fan crowned at O2 event with full 33-player squad, winning unlimited England Rugby home match tickets until 2025!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12489009\/England-prop-Dan-Cole-warns-Argentina-formidable-unleash-magic-ahead-Rugby-World-Cup-opener.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>England prop Dan Cole warns Argentina &#8216;will be formidable&#8217; 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