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England topped Pool D, winning all four matches and finally regaining a slither of confidence. Fiji came second in Pool C.<\/p>\n
Both sides had three wins, but each closed out their group stage dismally.<\/p>\n
England beat Samoa 18-17 in a sloppy contest, and many have agreed they got out of jail against the Pacific islanders. Any confidence built up over the group stage has instantly evaporated.<\/p>\n
Fiji, having performed incredibly against Wales and Australia before scraping a win against Georgia, were stunned by Portugal in their final group game \u2013 leaving this tie completely open and hard to predict.<\/p>\n
They, of course, beat England shortly before the tournament in a historic victory at Twickenham. Something that neither side will have forgotten.<\/p>\n
Steve Borthwick has made the bold call to drop George Ford, undoubtedly England\u2019s top performer so far, to the bench in favour of Owen Farrell at fly-half and Marcus Smith at full-back.<\/p>\n
Ford\u2019s kicking and general play has been superb, whereas Farrell has done little to excite since returning from suspension. That was purely encapsulated when Farrell had a lapse in concentration against Samoa, failing to kick a crucial conversion in the allotted 90 seconds.<\/p>\n