England win boosts hopes for World Cup group of death

But Wales suffer double injury in final Rugby World Cup warm-up games

Sam Burgess
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England finished their Rugby World Cup warm-up matches with a 21-13 win over Ireland on Saturday, while one of their group rivals suffered a potentially devastating double-injury blow.

Wales, who along with Fiji, Uruguay and Australia, make up the traditional big tournament 'Pool of Death', faced Italy in Cardiff on Saturday in what was supposed to be a comfortable win against a side thrashed 48-7 by Scotland last week.

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