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Ben Cohen: England will not win 2015 Rugby World Cup

England World Cup winner Ben Cohen says he doesn't think Stuart Lancaster's men can emulate his achievements of 2003.

Cohen won the World Cup under Sir Clive Woodward but told 5 live that it won't happen this year because of the team's "current form".

In a wide ranging interview with Phil Williams, Cohen also said that England should abolish their rule which forbids them from picking players who play their club rugby overseas.

Cohen urged Lancaster to find a way to pick Steffon Armitage who's playing in Toulon.

He said: "You can't handicap your side. He's (Armitage) playing some amazing rugby with an amazing team. I think he should be playing for his country.

"If it was Jonny Wilkinson, maybe it would be OK to have a rule that we could use overseas players - which they did do".

This clip is originally from Phil Williams on Tuesday 19 May 2015

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