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England 57-15 Ireland: Eddie Jones' side dominate visitors in World Cup warm-up
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Saturday, 24 August 2019 09:06
England produced a dominant performance as they continued their preparations for the World Cup by hammering Ireland.Eddie Jones's side ran in eight tries at Twickenham to register their largest winning margin against the visitors.Ireland crossed first through Jordan Larmour but Joe Cokanasiga, Elliot Daly and Manu Tuilagi all scored as the hosts built a 12-point half-time lead. England added further…
Scotland 17-14 France: Gregor Townsend's side win World Cup warm-up at Murrayfield
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Saturday, 24 August 2019 07:05
Scotland avenged last week's rout in Nice with a battling World Cup warm-up victory over France at Murrayfield.A week on from a 32-3 collapse, the Scots' horror start at the Allianz Riviera was repeated as Damian Penaud went over within the first two minutes before later adding a second try.Sean Maitland's score just before the break jolted the crowd into…
England v Ireland: Schmidt tips Byrne to shine for Irish at Twickenham
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Friday, 23 August 2019 07:14
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt believes rookie Ross Byrne will seize his World Cup chance in Saturday's game against England at Twickenham. The Leinster fly-half will make his full Test debut and win a third cap, with Ireland not risking Johnny Sexton after Joey Carbery's ankle injury."Ross has trained really well and it's not his debut, he's had time with us…
England & Ireland name strong teams for World Cup warm-up
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Friday, 23 August 2019 11:39
England and Ireland have named near full-strength sides for Saturday's World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham.Manu Tuilagi starts at outside centre for the hosts while Ireland have made 12 changes to the experimental side that cruised past Italy.England lost in Cardiff last weekend as Wales moved to number one in the world, but a win for Ireland will move them…
Injured Pocock in Australia World Cup squad
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Friday, 23 August 2019 04:27
Australia coach Michael Cheika has named uncapped teenager Jordan Petaia and David Pocock in his World Cup squad, despite the forward's fitness concerns.Pocock, 31, has not played for the Wallabies since November 2018 because of a calf injury but joins an experienced squad with back Adam Ashley-Cooper, who has 117 caps.Fly-half Christian Lealiifano, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in August…
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