England 21 New Zealand 24: Three talking points
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Exclusive: Ian Chappell blasts England’s ‘ludicrous’ sacking of Kevin Pietersen
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Stuart Lancaster declared that the Six Nations Championship is wide open after England ended Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes at Twickenham. Owen Farrell’s sole first-half penalty…
England 13 Ireland 10: Three talking points
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England 22 New Zealand 30: McCaw tips Red Rose as World Cup rivals
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England 22 New Zealand 30: Stuart Lancaster ‘bitterly disappointed’
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England 22 New Zealand 30: Four talking points
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Stuart Lancaster insisted he was satisfied with England’s display after the Red Rose produced a mixed performance to beat Argentina. England carried on from where…
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