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Liam Llewellyn & David Craven

Nadine Dorries mixes up rugby league and union in embarrassing 'Bloody Mary' cock-up

Nadine Dorries has made another embarrassing error - wrongly recalling England's 2003 Rugby Union World Cup triumph as being rugby league.

During a speech at a Rugby League World Cup event in St Helens, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport explained exactly what she was doing when a Jonny Wilkinson drop goal ensured the Red Rose became world champions for the first time.

“I’ve always quite liked the idea of rugby league," she said. “My long standing memory is that 2003 drop goal. I’ll let you into a secret. I think we were drinking Bloody Marys at the time… it was 11 o’clock in the morning.

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