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THE NEW AVENGERS; OUR HEROJONNY WILKINSON Age: 28. Caps: 64 (debut: v Ireland 1998). Test points: 976 (England record) Tries: 6. Cons: 140. Pens: 196. Drops: 26. World Cup games: 14 (1999 u 4; 2003 u 6; 2007 u 4). Points: 240 (a record). 5 Lions caps, 44 pts. HONOURS: World Cup winner 2003; Six Nations winner 2000, 2001, 2003 (Grand Slam); International Player of the Year 2002; Players' Player of the Year 2003.

Publication: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Publication Date: 16-OCT-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: PETER JACKSON

ENGLAND have confessed to an enduring 'embarrassment' at their recentexposure to the team standing between them and a unique World Cup double.

No defending champions could ever have kicked off the final week the wayEngland did yesterday.

They gave a full and frank reminder of what the Springboks have done to themright down to putting a figure on the extent of the damage which goes beyondlast month's infamous pool thrashing in the very stadium where the seven-weektournament reaches a thunderous climax on Saturday night.

'South Africa have hammered us in the last three games and we are very wellaware of that,' said England forwards coach John Wells.

'You only have to add up the scores.

'It's something like 150 points but we've shown a massive improvement over thelast four weeks. We're still here, still winning.' As befitting a no-nonsense,straight-from-the-shoulder Yorkshireman, Wells could have trotted out anotherequally alarming statistic, a try-count of 19-3 in South Africa's favour sincethey started...

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