First hitch for England

England suffered the first hitch of their World Cup campaign today when Matt Dawson and Iain Balshaw sat out training.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2003 - 16:07

England suffered the first hitch of their World Cup campaign today when Matt Dawson and Iain Balshaw sat out training.

Scrum-half Dawson is set to start against opening Pool C opponents Georgia on Sunday, while Balshaw finds himself on the bench.

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CourtsRugbyRWC2019Place: Hale SchoolPlace: PerthPlace: TwickenhamPlace: Subiaco OvalPerson: Matt DawsonPerson: Iain BalshawPerson: DawsonPerson: BalshawPerson: Clive WoodwardPerson: WoodwardPerson: Trevor WoodmanPerson: Jason LeonardPerson: WoodmanPerson: LeonardPerson: JasonPerson: Martin JohnsonPerson: Phil VickeryEvent: World CupEvent: Six NationsOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: GeorgiaOrganisation: GloucesterOrganisation: All Blacks
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