Joe Schmidt impressed by England midfield selection

“They’ve got enough guys who are ball-players and they’ve got enough guys who can get you over the gain-line."

Joe Schmidt believes England boast “a nice balance” to their World Cup midfield options, despite question marks still hanging over Stuart Lancaster’s strongest inside-back division.

Ireland boss Schmidt hailed England counterpart Lancaster for balancing power and finesse across his selections at centre and fly-half ahead of the two sides meeting at Twickenham on Saturday.