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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gerard Meagher

Cake off: England stay away from the sweet stuff at Rugby World Cup camp

Lewis Ludlam World Cup England Rugby Steve Borthwick France
Lewis Ludlam in England training at Teddington
Lewis Ludlam in England training this week. ‘We want to put ourselves in the best spot come this World Cup,’ he said. Photograph: Dan Mullan/The RFU Collection/Getty Images

England players are embracing a self-imposed cake ban during their World Cup training camp, with Lewis Ludlam saying the sacrifice will pay off at the tournament in France. Steve Borthwick’s squad recently returned from a gruelling week of heat training in 40C (104F) temperatures in Verona and are continuing to fine-tune their preparations at their traditional Bagshot base.

Borthwick will cut his 39-man group to 33 on 7 August, two days after England’s first warmup match, against Wales.

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