England's Ellis Genge, top is tackled by Argentina's Marcos Kremer during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Argentina in the Stade de Marseille, Marseille, France Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

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Genge acknowledged the performance improved on the calamitous defeat by France last time out.

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Genge and fellow prop Kyle Sinckler have come under scrutiny at the scrum since England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to South Africa.

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I don't know who will be picked at 8 but personally I would go with Billy if he's on form, with Tom Curry at 7 and Courtney at 6. Apart from Genge, who carries the hard, there's not many who are winning collisions in the forward pack.

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Though Genge refused to blame the loss on the incident just before half-time, he also suggested his team-mates agreed with him.

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With Farrell among the replacements, Ellis Genge takes over the captaincy.

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