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A cure for insomnia? Watch England play

Roar Rookie
17th November, 2009
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17th November, 2009
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England's Mathew Tait, left, and Jonny Wilkinson react on the podium after the Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Saturday Oct.20, 2007. South Africa won the match 15-6. AP Photo/Matt Dunham

England's Mathew Tait, left, and Jonny Wilkinson react on the podium after the Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Saturday Oct.20, 2007. South Africa won the match 15-6. AP Photo/Matt Dunham

How many writers on here are insomniacs? A quick dose of England’s recent clash with Argentina should cure you.

It was a dour, ugly, match, a great advertisement for boredom and lack of imagination. It was a display full of pointless kicking, with mistakes at both set-piece and in general play.

Take one before bed. Be warned: alcohol will increase the effects of this medication (if it can be called medication).

Watching the England team run and kick (and kick, and kick) should provide a complete lack of stimulation to the mind, allowing it to both relax and unwind.

England’s forwards have used this before and it’s clearly worked for them after several lethargic performances recently.

If this medicine doesn’t work, seek out your doctor or Martin Johnson for another subscription.

You might also consider trying an alternative: England’s upcoming match against New Zealand. It should be nothing but one-way traffic for the All Blacks. So one-sided that it could induce enough boredom to put even Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes to sleep.

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