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Back: 'England have got to win'

England must win the Rugby World Cup to be considered successful, Neil Back a winner of the 2003 Rugby World Cup has told Â鶹Éç Extra Time.

"Anything less than winning the World Cup, you can't talk about success," he said.

The current coach, Stuart Lancaster was the right man to lead England forward to the next World Cup, said Mr Back, but added that the team has not won anything yet with him being in charge.

The Rugby World Cup starts in England next month with the final to be played at the end of October. England face Australia and Wales in the so called "pool of death" and failure to beat those sides would mean an early exit for the hosts before the knock-out stages.

Neil Back was a key player in England’s triumph at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

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