Mr Sharon won a convincing election victory on a platform to secure Israel's defence, defeating the incumbent, Ehud Barak.

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When Kearney took Jones' neat pass to brush off the weak challenges of Brett Kimmorley and Robbie Ross to claim a third try on 19 minutes, the platform for victory was complete.

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It helped establish the platform for a vital victory on a night when England's World Cup heroes put their false start against Sweden behind them.

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