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Articles about England rugby team

Boks finish season on high

SA comfortably beat England 21-11 at Twickenham on Saturday to end their season on a high and revive confidence ahead of the World Cup.

England roll back the years to run Australia ragged

England produced their best performance since 2003 with winger Chris Ashton scoring two tries as they stormed to a 35-18 over Australia.

Borthwick misses England's tour to Australia

Lewis Moody is expected to lead England on their tour to Australia and New Zealand after Steve Borthwick was ruled out of the 44-man squad by injury.

Gatland backs Johnson to do well for England

Wales coach Warren Gatland has said England must learn from their experience with Clive Woodward and give Martin Johnson time to develop as a coach.

Kiwi Hape gets England call-up for Six Nations

Former New Zealand rugby league international Shontayne Hape was on Wednesday named in England's squad for the Six Nations rugby union tournament.

Johnson: Lack of composure cost us again

England manager Martin Johnson bemoaned his team's lack of composure for the third week running after they suffered a record 32-6 home mauling.

All Blacks set to stroll to Grand Slam

Chasing a Grand Slam of victories on a European tour, New Zealand believes England will he hurting from last weekend's record loss at home to SA.

Cipriani vows to improve after Bok-beating

Danny Cipriani says he will improve after enduring a torrid match during England's record-breaking loss to the Boks on Saturday.

The end of a dismal year

A disappointing Springbok season ends at Twickenham on Saturday. The Boks play their 13th Test of 2008 with a record that reads: won eight, lost four.

England eye rankings as Boks lie in wait

More than England's pride could suffer after a 28-14 defeat by Australia at Twickenham helped drop them down to fifth place in the world rankings.

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