England and France defeated at Rugby League World Cup

Tony Smith’s men conceded no less than 24 unanswered points as New Zealand rocked the English. England’s World Cup troubles continued today when they conjured defeat from the near certain victory against New Zealand.

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IRB Rankings (28 July 2008)

Pos Team Points1 SOUTH AFRICA 90.012 NEW ZEALAND 89.233 AUSTRALIA 86.174 ARGENTINA 83.425 ENGLAND 83.166 WALES 80.127 FRANCE 78.998 IRELAND 77.18

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LIVE,England v South Africa, 1st Test, Lord’s,2008

named in the squad for Headingley. Therefore, as Mickey Arthur has helpfully pointed out, there will be three or four players with an axe dangling over them at Lords, not least Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood, who mustered 77 runs between them against New Zealand.England 1 Alastair Cook, 2 Andrew Strauss, 3 Michael Vaughan (capt), 4

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England Out to Play Minnows

England are again out to playTest cricket's weakest team NewZealand. Seldom do you find two back to back test series between two Test teams in cricket. But England are trying to up their rankinngs by beating and gaining points against the weakest team in sight.

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Rugby World Cup - England stun Australia in Marseille

Overwhelming favourites to win the clash, the Wallabies were overpowered by the England pack and looked increasingly rattled as they failed to score a single point the second half.England will now face either pre-tournament favourites New Zealand or hosts France at the Stade de France in the first of the semi finals next Saturday. Can they win?

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Rugby Union: the greatest try in history

The general consensus seems to point to this match: Barbarians vs New Zealand (1973). The Barbarians were made up of the best players in England, Ireland and Wales. Gareth Edwards (Wales) scored what is now simply known as The Try.

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