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<td><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" align="left" width="10" height="10" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td> <td class="text"> <div class="mbv"><a class="lp" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/default.stm">ENGLISH</a></div> <div class="mvb"> <a class="tsh" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/7850062.stm"> How does Johnson revive England? </a> </div> <div class="mvb"> With the Six Nations looming, BBC Sport assesses the problems facing Martin Johnson </div> </td> </tr></table> </div> <div class="promomiddlebg"> <div class="mvb"> <a class="shl" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7851560.stm"> Jeremy Guscott column </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <div class="o"> "Butch James was brilliant one minute, twaddle the next" </div> </div> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="446"> <tr> 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45413000/jpg/_45413825_williams416.jpg" align="" width="126" height="71" alt="Shane Williams stretches in mid-air to deliver a pass - naked" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></a> <a class="shl" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7851441.stm"> Rugby stars strip off </a> <br/> </div> <div class="o"> Shane Williams is among a group of players going naked </div> </div> </td><td valign="top" class="gdedfdb" width="34"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="34" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td><td valign="top" width="126"> <div class="promobottombg"> <div class="mvb"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7857218.stm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45423000/jpg/_45423278_sixnationscaptainsprom126.jpg" align="" width="126" height="71" alt="The captains of Scotland (Mike Blair), Italy (Sergio Parisse), Wales (Ryan Jones), England (Steve Borthwick), France (Lionel Nallet) and Ireland (Brian O'Driscoll) " border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></a> <a class="shl" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7857218.stm"> Six Nations guide </a> <br/> </div> <div class="o"> How will each country fare in Europe's showpiece tournament? </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td><td valign="top" class="gdedfdb" width="10"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="10" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td> </tr> </table> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="466" height="10" alt="" 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valign="top" width="126"> </td><td valign="top" class="gffffff" width="34"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="34" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td><td valign="top" width="126"> </td> </tr> </table> </td><td valign="top" class="gffffff" width="10"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="10" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="466"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="226"> </td><td valign="top" class="gffffff" width="14"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="14" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td><td valign="top" width="226"> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="466" height="10" alt="" border="0" vspace="" hspace="0"><br/> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="466"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="226"> <div class="wtrb"> <div class="nlp"> <a class="lp" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/default.stm">English</a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/northampton/7860418.stm"> Spencer parts company with Saints </a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7852554.stm"> Corry cited after Ospreys match </a> </div> <div class="nlp"> International </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7716685.stm"> Lions squad selector </a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7856369.stm"> France omit Elissalde for opener </a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7856519.stm"> Italy consider Bergamasco switch </a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7757331.stm"> 2011 World Cup draw </a> </div> </div> </td><td valign="top" class="gffffff" width="14"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="14" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td><td valign="top" width="226"> <div class="wtrb"> <div class="nlp"> <a class="lp" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/default.stm">Welsh</a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7865633.stm"> Ruddock sons answer Ireland call </a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7862041.stm"> Wales bidding for 2010 Euro final </a> </div> <div class="nlp"> <a class="lp" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/default.stm">Irish</a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/7862923.stm"> Shannon 22-10 Dungannon </a> </div> <div class="nlp"> <a class="lp" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/scottish/default.stm">Scottish</a> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/edinburgh/7858551.stm"> Lock MacLeod signs for Edinburgh </a> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table>  <div class="qbox416"> <blockquote><a class="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A46809499">Carter can't have played more than a couple of games for Perpignan, but he's now out for six months</a></blockquote> <div class="info">chewy102</div> <div class="links"><a class="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/ArticleSearch?contenttype=-1&phrase=Rugby%20union">Discuss rugby union on 606</a></div> </div> <p> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="1" height="10" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" class="" hspace="0"><br/> <div class="purplebg"> <div class="o"> <div class="nlp"> Tips & tactics </div> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="466"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="226"> <div class="picheadline"><a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/skills/7362451.stm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42549000/jpg/_42549817_guscott66.jpg" align="left" width="66" height="49" alt="Jerry Guscott" border="0"></a> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" align="left" width="5" height="49" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/skills/7362451.stm">Guscott and Moore's training tips: Tackling</a><br/> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/skills/7362451.stm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_text.gif" align="left" width="57" height="13" alt="" border="" vspace="5" hspace="0"></a> <br clear="all"/></div> </td><td valign="top" class="gffffff" width="14"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="14" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td><td valign="top" width="226"> <div class="picheadline"><a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/skills/7300707.stm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42340000/jpg/_42340162_lewis66x49.jpg" align="left" width="66" height="49" alt="England flanker Lewis Moody" border="0"></a> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" align="left" width="5" height="49" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/skills/7300707.stm">Lewis Moody's tackling masterclass</a><br/> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/skills/7300707.stm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_text.gif" align="left" width="57" height="13" alt="" border="" vspace="5" hspace="0"></a> <br clear="all"/></div> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="466" height="10" alt="" border="0" vspace="" hspace="0"><br/> </div> </div> </td><td valign="top" width="320"> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="320"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="gffffff" width="14"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" width="14" height="1" alt="" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td><td valign="top" width="306"> <div class="o">    <div class="o"> </div> </div> <div class="wgreylinebottom">    <div class="clear"></div></div> <div class="wgreylinebottom"> <div class="picheadline2"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7863966.stm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45434000/jpg/_45434693_dancarter.jpg" align="" width="66" height="49" alt="Dan Carter" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></a> <a class="tshsplash" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7863966.stm"> Carter set for six-month lay-off </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div></div> <div class="wgreylinebottom"> <div class="picheadline2"> <a href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/7864831.stm"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202164544im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45436000/jpg/_45436068_flood6649.jpg" align="" width="66" height="49" alt="Toby Flood" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></a> <a class="lp" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/default.stm">ENGLISH</a><br/> <a class="tshsplash" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/7864831.stm"> Tigers make Heineken Cup switch </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div></div> <div class="wgreylinebottom"> <div class="picheadline2"> <a class="tshsplash" href="/web/20090202164544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7865481.stm"> Anderson in line for Ulster post </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div></div> <div class="wgreylinebottom"> <div class="widesectionheadline"><div class="widesection"><a class="lp" 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