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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 October 2007, 12:00 GMT 13:00 UK
Robinson aims to bow out in style
Jason Robinson scores England's only try in the World Cup final win over Australia in 2003
Robinson scored England's only try in the 2003 win over Australia

England v South Africa
Saturday, 20 October
Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 2000 BST
Live on BBC Radio 5live and the BBC Sport website

England star Jason Robinson wants to bow out on a high when he plays his last match in Saturday's World Cup final against South Africa.

The full-back, 33, who began his career in rugby league 16 years ago, retires for a second time after the Paris game.

And he told BBC Sport: "It's great to be in an England shirt at the best of times, let alone in a World Cup final.

"But it is the last time anyone will see me in an England shirt and I want to make it a special occasion."

606: DEBATE

Robinson quit international rugby in 2005 to focus on playing for his club side Sale, but returned to the Test arena in January this year.

"The way England were playing at the time, we needed something new and I came in to help that process," he continued.

"Hopefully I've added something to the team this year, and we want to go all the way now.

"We were a bit slow out of the blocks, but when we have needed to win, we have.

"And we have proved in the last two weeks that we can beat the best in the world. We need to do that for a third time on Saturday."

Jason Robinson pulls up with a hamstring injury in the 36-0 defeat by South Africa earlier in the tournament
Robinson pulled his hamstring in the 36-0 pool defeat by South Africa

Much has been made of the threat of South Africa winger Bryan Habana, who has equalled the single tournament try-scoring record of New Zealand's Jonah Lomu with eight so far.

And while Robinson agrees he poses a problem, he points out that the Springboks are not a one-man team.

"Habana is certainly one guy to keep an eye on and we have to make sure we don't give him lots of space to move," he added.

"But at the same time, they have another 21 guys who are looking to do a job on England, so man-to-man we have to match them."



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