UPHILL BATTLE
Daily Star|November 14, 2023
England in real fix warns Chris
DAVE CRAVEN
UPHILL BATTLE

VETERAN prop Chris Hill has warned England’s fixture issues must be sorted or future World Cup hopes will be ruined.

The RFL is desperately trying to find new opponents for Shaun Wane’s side in 2024 after Samoa snubbed a Test series here next autumn.

They have opted to play in the southern hemisphere’s Pacific Championships instead.

It is a hammer blow for England, who whitewashed Tonga this autumn and were then looking forward to taking on Samoa, who beat them in last year’s World Cup semi-final.

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