Do England stand a chance against New Zealand? Our pals at Chicken Dinner have put together this preview of Saturday’s game…

Almost 12 months have passed since England’s rugby team were recognised as the best British sporting team of the year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. Since then it’s gone downhill.
First they [...]

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Axed England star makes it awkward for WAG

Danny Cipriani showed off his driving skills when he picked up girlfriend Kelly Brook last night. The beleaguered fly-half parked so close to the wall of the Comedy Theatre, where Brook is currently starring in Fat Pig, that she struggled to open the door of his Land Rover.
According [...]

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After two shockers for England, Cipriani is dropped

Oh dear. English rugby’s golden boy doesn’t look so shiny and handsome now, does he? After two horror shows at Twickenham, against Australia and South Africa, Martin Johnson has taken action and dropped his fly-half for this Saturday’s game against New Zealand. Toby Flood replaces Cipriani.
At 21, Cipriani [...]

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Gloucester winger released on bail after street fight

Lesley “The Volcano” Vainikolo has been arrested after allegedly being involved in a street fight in Bath on Saturday night - the night which is alright for fighting, after all.
The Volcano was held on suspicion of causing GBH after a man in his twenties was taken to hospital [...]

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Danny Cipriani picked on the wrong man

After Wasps beat Castres in the Heineken Cup at the weekend, Josh Lewsey and Danny Cipriani hugged and made-up. According to the Sun, Lewsey even “threw a couple of pretend haymakers that Cipriani suitably ducked”. Ho ho.
The England stars had come to blows on the training-ground, a dust-up that [...]

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Wilko’s injury curse not funny anymore

Jonny Wilkinson is set to miss the 2009 Six Nations championship after it was confirmed his latest injury will keep him out of action for almost six months.
Wilko’s dislocated knee, suffered while playing for Newcastle against Gloucester last week, will keep him on the physio table until March - by [...]

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Argentine prop shows Josh Lewsey how to do it

So Josh Lewsey left Wasps team-mate Danny Cipriani with a swollen lip after a training-ground dust-up. A swollen lip, boo hoo.
Perhaps Lewsey, a former officer in the British Army, should have taken notes from Federico Mendez’s famous haymaker, which connected square with Paul Ackford’s jaw during an [...]

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Rugby superstar can’t take his ale

We discovered today that Kelly Brook’s fella can’t take a punch; on top of that, he reveals that he can’t take his beer, preferring instead a tipple of such horrendous girliness that it’s a wonder he’s allowed to play professional rugby.
Click below to find out what Cipriani’s poison is…

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Men defy logic for no apparent reason

Announced all the way back in July, England’s elite squad could only change for the Autumn internationals should any of the players get injured (five changes maximum) and come January, a further five changes can be made to the squad based on form. Of course, in terms of making [...]

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These two are definitely going steady…

We’ve been biting our tongues, not wanting to speak to soon in case it all came out in an overexcited squeal, but it looks like Brook and Cipriani are almost officially the Posh and Becks of rugby. Yes, Church and Henson might have something to say about that, but forget [...]

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