Corry: we’re not finished article yet

MARTIN CORRY has warned that England are “not the finished article” yet as they prepare for their World Cup semi-final showdown against host nation France.

Flanker Corry said: “Form and history counts for absolutely nothing.

“It’s just who turns up and produces better rugby on the day, and we have seen throughout this tournament that could be any team.

“France know us and we know them, and both sides will be tinkering a bit because of what they know, but the last three outings have no bearing.

“What we are trying to develop is a game plan. What worked against Australia might not work against France, and we have to go out there and find a way that works against the French.”

England head coach Brian Ashton looks likely to announce an unchanged team today following their unlikely quarter-final triumph, with no injury problems to hinder his plans.

And the spotlight will inevitably fall on England’s forwards, whose memorable demolition of a bewildered Wallabies pack sent shockwaves reverberating through the tournament.

But Corry added: “You don’t want to keep harping back to a performance. What we did up-front was very special. It meant the world to us building up to it, but the focus has switched now.”