Archive: England rugby – the glory years (er, for Ireland)

Mar 6

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I covered England for eight years, either side of the 2003 World Cup success: from their peak to some pretty barren times.

Jonny gets the boot after Murrayfield 2008, possibly the most dismal match I ever watched (and I covered Leeds Tykes for 7 years):

Marc Lievremont hands it to England on a plate in Paris, 2008:
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Paris 2008 again, ‘Ronnie’ Regan does his bit for Anglo-French relations:
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Jonny Wilkinson does his thing at Twickenham in 2007 after three years of injury misery:
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Uncharacteristically accurate prediction of England’s chances at World Cup:

Yorkshire Post England team news exclusive! This was a bit of a shock selection in 2007. Didn’t really work out…:

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