Former NZ player Vainikolo gets shock England rugby call
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England coach Brian Ashton sprang a major surprise by including former rugby league star Lesley Vainikolo in his 32-man squad here Wednesday for the Six Nations Championship.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: The Springboks destroy England in Paris, a defeat compounded by several injuries.
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England call uncapped winger Topsy Ojo into the squad for Saturday's game against South Africa.
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South Africa have to learn to play under pressure if they are going to beat England in the five-Test Castle Lager/MTN series. That was the view of South African captain Graeme Smith, after
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Justin Marshall will go where few New Zealand rugby players have gone before when he faces up to the haka at Twickenham on Saturday rather than issuing the All Blacks' famous pre-match challenge.
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"It felt good playing again - but I'm too sore for England duty"
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David Beckham says he was shocked when England boss Steve McClaren told him he was dropped from the squad.
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Few who witnessed the decisive sucker-punch try by Ireland&#39;s Ronan O&#39;Gara in Dublin last Saturday, scored while the Springbok captain John Smit was engaged in a lengthy conference with his team on the subject of illegal ball-killing, would use the word
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PARIS: Greece&#39;s shock Euro 2004 triumph in July has had unexpected consequences with three European Players of the Year calling time on their national sides.
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There can be few more damning indictments for a professional rugby player than being replaced after just 26 minutes. But England centre Henry Paul was on the receiving end of just that against
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There was a bizarre feeling to events yesterday, hearing two Wales coaches talking about New Zealand looking for a victory, but then, it is an unprecedented situation.
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Spare a thought for John Bracewell as New Zealand attempt to repair their already badly-dented reputation in the second test against Australia.
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Bagshot, England - Jason Robinson has said he was stunned to be made England captain for Saturday&#39;s Test against Canada at Twickenham.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: England fly-half could join Jonny Wilkinson on sidelines for South Africa clash.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: England had to toil to see off Samoa and get their campaign back on track.
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Former New Zealand captain Zinzan Brooke is in a serious condition after suffering head injuries in a fall.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: England captain left out of team to face Tonga on Friday.