Sport 18-02-2005 who: France rugby union team what: Beat England 17-18 in Six Nations where: TWICKENHAM when: Sunday snippet: The "humiliating defeat" caused England`s world ranking to drop to Six, below the French and their next opponents Ireland, says The Sun. Scotland, meanwhile, dropped to their lowest ever rank of Ten after going down 40-13 to the Irish. Elsewhere, Wales thrashed "desperately disappointing Italy" (The Independent) 8-38 at Stadio Flaminio. In other rugby news, Brian O`Driscoll is all but certain to be named captain of the Lions, according to The Mirror. [... more]

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