Rugby: Engine room warriors prepare to battle for the biggest prize

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It's not obligatory for a Rugby World Cup-winning team to have an all-time great at lock but the history of the tournament shows that it certainly ...

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TOKYO: It's not obligatory for a Rugby World Cup-winning team to have an all-time great at lock but the history of the tournament shows that it certainly doesn't hurt.

On Saturday, Sam Whitelock will look to take another step towards his third straight world title, while his second row partner and former World Player of the Year Brodie Retallick is gunning for his second winners' medal in Japan. A three-times British and Irish Lions tourist - he is one of the few Lions players to have played in test victories over all three southern hemisphere powers - Jones won his third Grand Slam with Wales this year.He was named Six Nations Player of the Tournament and Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards said, if anything, he was improving with age."He's unbelievably competitive and he's unbelievably tough. He's a very, very brave person. He sets the example for everybody.

"Eben has so much experience, he's not an old guy, but he's got so much experience, he's got so many caps behind him and he's played with a lot of experienced guys," said the scrumhalf.

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