Early exit from rugby World Cup is &#39;unthinkable&#39; for England&#39;s Kay
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England lock Ben Kay said the champions had to produce the &quot;game of our lives&quot; against Samoa if they were to avoid the &quot;unthinkable&quot; prospect of being knocked out of the World Cup before the quarter-finals.
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ENGLAND took a huge step towards booking its ticket to Germany for the 2006 World Cup when it outclassed Wales with a controlled performance at Old Trafford yesterday.
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Jonny Wilkinson was ruled out of England&#39;s World Cup Pool A match against South Africa in Paris on Friday with a ligament sprain in his right ankle, coach Brian Ashton announced here Tuesday.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: The Springboks destroy England in Paris, a defeat compounded by several injuries.
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GRAHAM HENRY last night defended his decision to pick a less than full strength New Zealand team against Wales on Saturday. Amongst Henry&#39;s omissions is his captain Tana Umaga - one of nine changes from the side who beat Italy in Rome at the weekend.
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Injury-ravaged England suffered another blow a week away from their Six Nations opener against Wales when it was revealed World Cup winning scrum-half Matt Dawson had suffered a strained right calf injury.
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Wales suffer a huge scare in their opening World Cup match before overcoming a determined Canada side.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: National rugby director has refused to confirm that Brian Ashton will remain in his job after leading England to the World Cup final.
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England left to rue disallowed Mark Cueto try as their reign as world champions ends in France
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Flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson, who kicked the winning drop goal in last November&#39;s World Cup final against Australia, has been named as England captain.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson&#039;s worst fears have been realised after the cruel injury to Michael Owen that has seriously depleted England&#039;s already threadbare attacking options.
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A summer of discontent threatens to turn into a fateful autumn for England&#39;s coach after this miserable start to the World Cup qualifying campaign.
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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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England coach Brian Ashton admitted the World Cup holders were still searching for &quot;balance&quot; to their game ahead of Saturday&#39;s clash against Samoa in Nantes.
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Jonny Wilkinson, the fly-half who kicked England to victory in last year&#39;s rugby World Cup final, has been ruled out for ``several weeks&#39;&#39; with an arm injury, his club said.
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David Beckham&#39;s booking in England&#39;s 2-0 win against Wales rules him out of Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifier away to Azerbaijan, but City&#39;s Shaun Wright-Phillips isn&#39;t guaranteed to take his place in the starting line-up.
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David Beckhamâs booking in Englandâs 2-0 win against Wales rules him out of Wednesdayâs World Cup qualifier away to Azerbaijan.