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  Rugby: Players kept awake by fans
Updated 21 November 2003, 11.29
Jonny Wilkinson
England rugby players face a noisy night before their crucial World Cup final match in Australia.

A newspaper has called on Aussie fans to shout outside the Brits' hotel so they can't sleep and are tired for the big game on Saturday.

England fans have also been called "boring" by the Australian media, and have been teased a lot.

But England coach Clive Woodward laughed off the jokes and vowed that the noise would not affect his team.

Good natured banter

"It was pretty noisy last night to be fair," he laughed. "I could hear a few people outside shouting 'boring, boring'.

"I'm sure there'll be some good natured banter but I don't think we're going to lose a Test match if someone's sleep is disrupted."

Around 30,000 England rugby fans are in Sydney for the World Cup match.

But at least both the fans and the players will feel at home - it's pouring with rain in Sydney and it's set to carry on throughout the Cup final!

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