Rugby World Cup: Lackluster England Opens With Victory Over U.S.
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Olly Barkley scored 18 points to lead England to a 28-10 victory over the United States in a Group A match in the Rugby World Cup yesterday in Lens, France.
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BATTERED but unbowed, England lost the re-run of the World Cup final in one of the most sensational matches Twickenham has seen in recent years.
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England begin the defence of their World Cup title with a desperately disappointing display against the USA.
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England start the defence of their World Cup crown with a 28-10 victory USA in Lens.
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Coach Brian Ashton and his England players praised South Africa after the Springboks won the World Cup for the second time on Saturday with a gritty 15-6 win at the Stade de France.
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Jamie Dalrymple led England to 286 for eight in their opening World Cup warm-up match against minnows Bermuda here Monday.
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South Africa kicked off their international season with a crushing 58-10 win over World Cup champions England here at Vodacom Park on Saturday.
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Sport: Wales followed their success at Twickenham with a victory over Scotland which was less emphatic than the scoreline suggested.
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The World Cup isn't the only field that America can't dominate
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Sport: The All Blacks made a rampant start to their World Cup campaign, beating Italy by 76-14 in a match which was over after less than 20 minutes.
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THAT England should have won at Twickenham on Saturday was not unexpected. That they should have won by so convincing a margin was, and the nature of the game revealed just how shallow is the confidence within South Africa, the Tri-Nations champions.
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ULSTER winger Tommy Bowe was the toast of Lansdowne Road last night after scoring a try on his Ireland debut. Eddie O&#39;Sullivan&#39;s Irish side crushed the United States 55-6, scoring seven tries in the process.
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South Africa&#39;s worst display of the year, England&#39;s best since the World Cup final. There wasn&#39;t so much as a pitch length&#39;s difference between these two teams at Twickenham on Saturday, as that of an entire street.
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A wonderful result for what had become, because of injury and retirement, a beleaguered rugby nation. England began in control, they never lost that control and both the squad and their new coaching set-up will take fantastic heart from it all.
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Top-ranked New Zealand routed Portugal in the Rugby World Cup, 108-13, yesterday in Lyon, France, to continue its strong start. The All Blacks, who beat Italy, 76-14, in their opening game, ran in 16 tries through a record 13 different players.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: The Springboks destroy England in Paris, a defeat compounded by several injuries.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win.