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FRIDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2011
Well...here goes nothing...
Now we've whet your appetite, it's game on really isn't it!
Four years on... the All Blacks back yard... the Bokke ready to defend their title... the Wallabies looking impressive... England looking not too shabby... Argentina ready to head to the semis again... and then there's France.
No point in bombarding you with useless trivia and boring facts...we're simply bringing you the most excellent coverage starting today, with all the latest news, and videos, and team facts, and gossip, and everything that you could possibly want to know alongside live updates from every single match on
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN...
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 DAY 1
AFTER much deliberation, in our supreme wisdom we decided that on reflection of the RBS Six Nations, the best news, views and round ups come from the inimitable Mr Will Carling. And therefore, yet again, may we present said William David Charles Carling OBE, on a weekly basis, with just a friend or two to help him along his way. So, here he is...
For starters, a soupçon from a few old farts who know a thing or two about rugby, and are quite entertaining with it....