{"id":294219,"date":"2023-10-10T05:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T05:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=294219"},"modified":"2023-10-10T05:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T05:24:49","slug":"ollie-chessum-warns-fiji-they-did-not-face-the-true-england-at-twickenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/rugby-union\/ollie-chessum-warns-fiji-they-did-not-face-the-true-england-at-twickenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Ollie Chessum warns Fiji they did not face the true England at Twickenham"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ollie Chessum has warned Fiji that they did not face the true England in their historic victory at Twickenham in August.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s build-up to the World Cup reached its lowest ebb when they lost to the Islanders for the first time in eight meetings, at the same time registering a fifth defeat in six Tests.<\/p>\n
They have since regrouped by stitching together four wins to finish top of Pool D and their next obstacle is the rematch when the rivals clash in the quarter-finals in Marseille on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cFiji bring a lot of free-flowing rugby and a lot of offloading. They\u2019re big, powerful men that come off the back fence and they\u2019re a physical team,\u201d Leicester lock Chessum said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey picked us apart, really, at Twickenham. We weren\u2019t really ourselves \u2013 we weren\u2019t anywhere near good enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cA few weeks have gone by since then and we\u2019ve learned from our mistakes. We feel like we\u2019ve been building nicely. We know what to expect from Fiji.\u201d<\/p>\n
England\u2019s preparations for the last-eight showdown begin in earnest on Tuesday and they are in the enviable position of operating with a clean bill of health.<\/p>\n
Sam Underhill has joined up with the squad after Jack Willis was ruled out of the tournament by a neck injury and the Bath flanker is in contention for a place in the matchday 23 named by Steve Borthwick on Friday.<\/p>\n
The prize on offer is a semi-final against France or South Africa and defence coach Kevin Sinfield has urged England\u2019s players to seize the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think these are the best weeks. There\u2019s certainly an added pressure. If you don\u2019t get it right you are going home,\u201d rugby league great Sinfield said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know everyone has missed home throughout this period but when you get to this point you are not ready for the competition to finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to squeeze as much as you can out of it and you want to be in it for as long as you can. We look forward to the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand the consequences of getting it right and we also understand the consequences of getting it wrong, so we will be doing everything we can to make sure we get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n