Northampton fullback Ben Foden seems nailed down for World Cup but first Saints have his full backing. The Independent on Sunday's Hugh Godwin writes.
"For now, it is all speculation and reflection. Foden, though possessing only six caps as something of a slow burner at the age of 25, has performed with such persuasive brio in his second coming as an international this year – he played one Test as a substitute at the start of the 2009 Six Nations – that a World Cup place 12 months from now appears nailed on.
"He speaks about the tournament being "11 internationals round the corner" with no thought that he might not make it. His try in the final Six Nations match in France last spring, and those by his clubmate Chris Ashton and Leicester's 20-year-old scrum-half Ben Youngs in the 21-20 defeat of Australia on the summer tour, have boosted England and their followers."
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