Sport 18-03-2005 who: England Rugby Team what: Beat Italy 39-7 in Six Nations where: TWICKENHAM when: Saturday snippet: The home side hoped "to produce something silken from this sow`s ear of a season," says Nick Cain of The Times, but "for all their six tries and sporadically clinical finishing, England left an overall impression of being uninspired". The Telegraph says Martin Corry will captain an unchanged England side in this Saturday`s Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Twickenham. Meanwhile, Ireland lost 19-26 to France at Lansdowne Road but the outstanding Welsh side beat Scotland 22-46 at Murrayfield. In the Zurich Premiership, Jonny Wilkinson`s hopes of playing international rugby in the near future were once again curtailed by injury when his left knee was danaged during the Harlequins` 39-23 victory over visiting Newcastle. The other scores were as follows: Saracens 32 Sale 19, Wasps 30 Leeds 15, Leicester 15 London Irish 6, Northampton 26 Gloucester 18 and Bath 10 Worcester 18. [... more]

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