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England will travel to Dublin this weekend to take on Ireland in their final World Cup warm up game on Saturday hoping to regain the momentum lost during last week’s 19-9 defeat at the hands of Wales.

Martin Johnson has named an almost full strength side to help claim a valuable win at the Aviva Stadium, with Jonny Wilkinson selected at fly half to help provide an element of calm in what should be a white hot atmosphere in Dublin, while promising young centre Manu Tuilagi has been handed his second cap after scoring on his debut against Wales earlier this month. Continue reading →

Sheffield Wednesday host Blackpool this evening in the first round of the Carling Cup with both teams aiming to build on victories from the first weekend of the season.

Returning to the Championship after an eventful year in the Premier League, Blackpool picked up a hard fought 1-0 victory at Hull City, while Sheffield Wednesday started their League One promotion bid with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Rochdale. Continue reading →