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England should beat Georgia comfortably in their Autumn Nations opener at Twickenham on Saturday but for a number of reasons the squad’s levels of motivation are unusually high. From fringe players desperate to start to coaches using innovative ways to lift the squad’s emotional energy, it is already clear the Six Nations champions are not about to rest on their laurels.
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