Joe Cokanasiga to step in for Jonny May if May cannot recover from injury

Fijian born England wing, Joe Cokanasiga is expected to take Jonny May's position if May does not recover from his hamstring injury in the semi-final against the All Blacks this Saturday.

May who scored two tries in their quarterfinal match against Australia last week sustained a hamstring and could not finish the match.

George Ford has been tipped to make a shock return to the England starting team.

UK newspaper, the Telegraph, has reported that Ford will come into the starting team at first-five, with Owen Farrell moving out to No. 12 and Manu Tuilagi playing at centre.

England coach Eddie Jones is also expected to play around with his forwards and call up George Kruis to play a lock, in place of Courtney Lawes.

Kruis is expected to be more of a handful in the lineouts than Lawes, with Jones believing this will be a crucial part of Saturday's game in Yokohama.

The All Blacks will face England in the first semi-final at 8pm this Saturday while South Africa will play Wales at 9pm on Sunday. 

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