MARTIN CORRY will lead England into their most important Test match since the 2003 World Cup final on Friday night, claiming: “Captaincy is not something I strive for.”

England World Cup captain Phil Vickery has failed to reclaim a place in the starting line-up for Friday night's tournament eliminator against Tonga at Parc des Princes.

ENGLAND star Jonny Wilkinson’s World Cup campaign could be over before it has even started after his injury jinx struck again to deal the defending champions a potentially shattering blow.

Frederic Michalak and Jean-Baptiste Elissalde will form the half-back partnership combination for France when they take on England in a World Cup warm-up match in Marseille tomorrow.

England boss Brian Ashton has named his 30-man World Cup squad – with Mike Tindall and Charlie Hodgson the big-name casualties.

Irish scrum-half Eoin Reddan and tight-head prop Peter Bracken will start for London Wasps against Leicester in Sunday's Heineken Cup final at Twickenham.

Andy Robinson has wielded the axe after England’s French farce and dropped six World Cup winners for the Six Nations Championship finale against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.

Matt Dawson has been recalled to the England starting line-up for Sunday’s Six Nations Championship showdown against France in Paris.

Scotland international Allister Hogg is aiming to cap a fine personal week with a Calcutta Cup win over England on Saturday.

Lawrence Dallaglio has been named amongst the replacements for England’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales – exactly 17 months after he retired from international rugby.

Lawrence Dallaglio has been named in England’s RBS 6 Nations training squad - almost 17 months after he quit international rugby.

The British & Irish Lions today sent out a strong message of intent by naming a powerful side to take on Bay of Plenty in their opening tour match on June 4.

Brian O'Driscoll has been confirmed as captain of the Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer, with 11 Irish players included but no place for England's Jonny Wilkinson.

Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio will lead the northern hemisphere team in Saturday’s IRB Rugby Aid tsunami fund-raising game against their southern counterparts at Twickenham.

CLIVE WOODWARD yesterday announced his northern hemisphere squad for the Tsunami rugby aid match against the southern hemisphere at Twickenham on March 5.

Clive Woodward today announced his northern hemisphere squad for the Tsunami rugby aid match against the southern hemisphere at Twickenham on March 5.

Wasps boss Warren Gatland will field the team that destroyed Gloucester’s European dream in Sunday’s Heineken Cup semi-final showdown against Munster.

ENGLAND international James Simpson-Daniel last night conceded that Gloucester will require “something a little bit extra” to take the sting out of Heineken Cup quarter-final opponents Wasps.

Olly Barkley has been left out of the England side for their RBS 6 Nations title showdown with France in Paris on Saturday.

GARY LONGWELL has been called into the Irish squad for the Six Nations game against England at Twickenham tomorrow week.

Chris Jones will make his first Test match start in England's Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Paul Grayson has been handed the task of replacing World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson in England’s RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Italy.

England boss Sir Clive Woodward tonight axed three members of his World Cup-winning squad for next Sunday’s Six Nations championship opener against Italy in Rome.

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MIKE CATT will complete one of English rugby’s great comebacks when he runs out in the World Cup semi-final against France on Sunday.

Josh Lewsey has been ruled out of the England side for the World Cup quarter-final against Wales at Suncorp Stadium.

LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO goes into England’s World Cup showdown against Wales tomorrow (10am Irish time) planning to banish once and for all the memory of the biggest mistake of his international career.

Jason Leonard will equal international rugby’s world cap record when he lines up for England against Wales on Sunday.

England boss Clive Woodward has made 11 changes for his team’s final World Cup Pool C match against Uruguay at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

Wasps centre Stuart Abbott will make his World Cup debut when England tackle Samoa at the Telstra Dome on Sunday.

Scrum-halves Matt Dawson and Kyran Bracken have both been named in England’s 22 for their World Cup showdown with South Africa on Saturday.

England boss Clive Woodward will unleash his star names on tournament minnows Georgia in next Sunday’s World Cup opener at Subiaco Oval.

MIKE CATT was last night celebrating a call from the international wilderness to join England’s World Cup elite in their quest for global supremacy.

England boss Clive Woodward today announced his 30-man World Cup squad – and there are no places for Lions Austin Healey, Graham Rowntree and Simon Shaw.

Jonny Wilkinson has said he is 'enthusiastic' about this weekend's clash between England and the Wallabies in Melbourne on Saturday.

AUSTRALIA coach Eddie Jones has called for Irish referee Dave McHugh to strictly police the breakdown and clamp down on any infringements in order to promote the fast, running rugby style he wants to play against England on Saturday.

England coach Clive Woodward today made two changes to his side for Saturday’s Test against Australia in Melbourne, promoting Gloucester props Phil Vickery and Trevor Woodman into the starting XV.

Matt Dawson is out of England’s Test match against New Zealand in Wellington after failing to overcome a thigh injury.

England will be unchanged when they take on New Zealand this Saturday after head coach Clive Woodward today named the same starting line-up that defeated Ireland in the Six Nations Grand Slam decider.

Wasps boss Warren Gatland has made three changes to his line-up for tomorrow’s Zurich Premiership final against Gloucester at Twickenham.

Martin Johnson will regain the captaincy from stand-in Jonny Wilkinson for England’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield on March 22.

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CLIVE WOODWARD has vowed to take no notice of the Six Nations form guide, which suggests tournament favourites England will give Wales a Millennium Stadium mauling on Saturday.

Kyran Bracken has been handed a shock recall to the England side for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Wales in Cardiff.