WORLD OF SPORT: England Rugby impose a self-policed cake ban ahead of the World Cup as Steve Borthwick’s side leave no stone unturned in selection bid

England’s gamers have imposed a self-policed cake ban as they get in form for the World Cup.

With Steve Borthwick getting ready to trim his squad down from 39 to 33 subsequent month, the hopefuls are leaving no stone unturned forward in their quest for selection.

They travelled to Italy last week to coach in 40C warmth and flanker Lewis Ludlam revealed that candy treats have been sacrificed as they put together for the match in France.

‘I have never seen cake for weeks,’ joked Ludlam when he noticed the media buffet on the crew’s coaching base in Surrey.

Talking concerning the setting fostered by Borthwick, he added: ‘To be sincere, the regime has modified in that it’s not as a lot compelled upon you however you’ve got the belief to do every thing the correct manner, so we’re in the very best place to go and put ourselves in the very best spot come this World Cup.

Lewis Ludlam revealed that the gamers have self-imposed a cake ban forward of the match

‘There’s a basic feeling amongst the squad we now have obtained to be on the cash and ensuring we’re making choices so we’re higher rugby gamers the following week and the following month. It’s a good group of lads so we test one another in test.

‘There could be a birthday cake right here and there however I believe the lads are fairly understanding of what’s forward of us. Within the grand scheme of issues, it’s a brief time in our profession after we might be actually on it to provide ourselves the prospect of making some actually particular reminiscences.’

England’s first warm-up fixture is towards Wales in Cardiff on Saturday 5 August, two days earlier than Borthwick names his 33-man squad.