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Tom Curry has been tearing into his team-mates on the training field in preparation for his comeback when England complete their World Cup group campaign against Samoa on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Curry has played just 179 seconds of the tournament after being sent off for a dangerous tackle in the opener against Argentina, resulting in a two-match ban that ruled him out against Japan and Chile.<\/p>\n
It was a frustrating first appearance under Steve Borthwick having missed the Six Nations and last month\u2019s warm-up fixtures because of hamstring and ankle injuries.<\/p>\n
Now the high-energy Sale flanker is poised to start England\u2019s final Pool D assignment in Lille with a quarter-final against likely opponents Fiji looming on the horizon.<\/p>\n
Attack coach Richard Wigglesworth revealed that Curry was straining at the leash to get his World Cup underway having made his presence felt in practise.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTom\u2019s been a menace in training because he\u2019s so good, which means he\u2019s everywhere!\u201d Wigglesworth said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s incredibly committed and diligent. As you\u2019d expect from the really, really top player that he is, he shows all those traits.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s chomping at the bit and we\u2019re delighted for him that he\u2019s back and raring to go. He won\u2019t hold much back \u2013 he\u2019s all action.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s fit as a fiddle and that\u2019s the way he plays \u2013 multiple actions in games where he affects the game on both sides of the ball.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we will get the best of Tom Curry in terms of him getting straight into it from the start.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re absolutely delighted to get him back. It was tough for him to come back from that (red card) but he has reacted really well and got stuck into his training.\u201d<\/p>\n
Owen Farrell insists the ultra-fit Curry, a world player of the year nominee in 2019, is ready to make his mark on the World Cup.<\/p>\n
I’m sure he can\u2019t wait to show what he can do and get out there with the team<\/p>\n
\u201cTom\u2019s in a good place. I don\u2019t think there is too much revving up that Tom can do \u2013 he is pretty much 100 per cent every time you are out there training,\u201d England\u2019s captain said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure he has got a bit of frustration at not being involved and I\u2019m sure he can\u2019t wait to show what he can do and get out there with the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
England secured their quarter-final spot when Japan toppled Argentina on Thursday and progress as pool winners with a match to spare, taking full advantage of being positioned in the easier half of the draw.<\/p>\n
When they arrived in France, expectation outside the squad was at an all-time time low amid fears they would fail to emerge from the group, having lost five out of their previous six Tests.<\/p>\n
But they have brushed aside Argentina, Japan and Chile and confidence is growing that they can advance deeper into the World Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far the team has done well. It is not a massive pat on the back to ourselves because we have still hopefully got a long way to go in this competition. All we are trying to do is focus on what we are doing now,\u201d Farrell said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith regards to people writing us off on the outside, that has not been the case in the camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe in what we are doing and we have done even when things weren\u2019t going quite as we would have wanted them to.\u201d<\/p>\n