Rugby Union - England Training - Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Britain - August 23, 2019 England's Dan Cole during training Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs
KOBE, Japan (Reuters) - England's front row will give due respect to 19-year-old U.S. prop David Ainuu in their Pool C match in Kobe on Thursday but scrum coach Neal Hatley predicts it will be a "baptism of fire" for the Toulouse loosehead when he faces Dan Cole.
Cole worked hard on his game to get back in the squad after being dropped last year and the 32-year-old will earn his 91st cap in England's second match of the tournament, tying Jonny Wilkinson for third on their all-time appearances list.
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