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Brad Barritt to start for England

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England have named three uncapped players in their starting XV for the Six Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. Saracens duo Brad Barritt and Owen Farrell make up the centre pairing, with Northampton’s Phil Dowson also making his …

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England coaches suspended for ball switch

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England have handed a one-match ban to coaches David Alred and Paul Stridgeon for switching balls used in Saturday’s World Cup win over Romania without permission.   The Rugby Football Union released a statement on Thursday saying that both would …

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Rugby World Cup : 1st suspension

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England lock Courtney Lawes was handed a two-match suspension after being found guilty by an independent citing commission of striking Argentina hooker Mario Ledesma with his knee.   The punishment means Lawes will miss England’s World Cup matches against Georgia …

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England World Cup squad

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Manu Tuilagi gatecrashed England’s 30-man World Cup squad on Monday and cost fellow centre Riki Flutey his ticket to the tournament in New Zealand where Lewis Moody will be “squad captain”. Samoa-born Tuilagi, 20, who made headlines last season for …

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Proteas Can’t Handle The Pressure

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England roared back from having been skittled out for just 171 to beat South Africa by six runs in thrilling fashion in their crucial World Cup Group B clash in Chennai. It had looked to be all doom and gloom …

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