England rugby stars forced to take precautions in Buenos Aires ahead of World Cup semi-final

England rugby stars forced to take precautions in Buenos Aires ahead of World Cup semi-final

England rugby stars have been forced to take precautions in Buenos Aires ahead of the football World Cup semi-final between the Three Lions and Argentina. Steve Borthwick's side are in Argentina ahead of their Nations Championship match on July 18. His squad are preparing to watch the match from their team hotel, but have opted not to wear their national shirts in public. The Rugby Football Union has not deployed extra security, but England lock Alex Coles insisted the squad have taken precautionary measures. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He said: "I think, bearing in mind where we are and who we're playing with, we've been pretty sensible about not wearing our English shirts around too much. "We had them all out in Liverpool and got a bit of a better reception than we might do here. "I definitely love my football. I think there's a fair bunch of us that do. We watched the previous game after our game at the weekend, on in a rooftop bar in Liverpool, and it was very cool. Everyone was getting very excited. "We're very proud to represent our country playing rugby, and I think that translates to real excitement around watching England in any sport, and World Cup fever it is sort of like no other with the football, isn't it? LATEST SPORTS NEWS Spain reach World Cup final after repeating history against sorry France as Kylian Mbappe nullified France boss aims parting shot at World Cup referee after Spain break hearts to reach final Fifa set to break rules as details emerge about World Cup final half-time show "It captures the imagination of the globe in a way that no other sport can. "It's really special, and I think it's the sport that I grew up watching first before rugby and cricket; football was the thing I was obsessed with." Borthwick's side are scheduled to fly to Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina tomorrow, with winger Tommy Freeman saying the players are ready for a backlash should the Three Lions win their World Cup semi-final in Atla