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England 0-1 Japan: Kaoru Mitoma nets deserved win as Three Lions try to fire again

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Brighton striker Kaoru Mitoma scored the winner for Japan with his ninth international goal

England’s World Cup hopefuls did little to convince Thomas Tuchel of their worth when he named his squad in two months’ time as another testy squad was resurrected after a 1-0 defeat to Japan at Wembley. By the time the Three Lions take the field against New Zealand on June 6, Tuchel will have announced … Read more

Mike Blair: ‘I regret my time with the British and Irish Lions; The All Blacks are a chance to fix that’

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Mike Blair: 'I regret my time with the British and Irish Lions; The All Blacks are a chance to fix that'

Mike Blair sees the All Blacks coaching job as an opportunity to ‘fix’ his disappointing position with the British and Irish Lions as a player. The 44-year-old former Scotland scrum-half was left out of the 2009 Lions squad to tour South Africa but was called up following an injury to Tomas O’Leary – the only … Read more