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Rugby Match Preview: The Investec Autumn Challenge series 2008.
Under the new management of former England and Lions world cup winning captain Martin Johnson, England start their autumn series of matches against the top northern hemisphere competition, the Pacific Islanders, Australia, World Champions South Africa and New Zealand.
The fixtures are as follows, all will be held at Twickenham;
Saturday 8th November 2008
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Rugby Match Report - England vs Pacific Islanders - Saturday 8th November 2008
Martin Johnson enjoyed his first victory as England manager as England defeated the Pacific Islanders 39-13 at Twickenham. The win will have pleased Johnson as the Pacific Islanders were made up of players from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, all of whom had impressive World cups last year in France. In addition to this they boast a lot of UK based players in both the Guiness premiership and Magners league.
London Wasps fly half Danny Cipriani eventually got the scoreboard ticking after 10 minutes with a simple penalty (wearing his Adidas Powerswerve Rugby boots). But it was the try which followed four minutes later which gave a glimpse of the power England have under the engine.
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