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that year. He scored a try on his England debut against Argentina in 1997 and made his first Test appearance at Twickenham as a replacement against South Africa in 1998. He scored a try and a drop goal as Wasps won the 1999
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double in the season 2003–04, scoring a drop goal in the Premiership final. The following season he helped Wasps complete a hat-trick of Premiership titles, again scoring a drop goal in the final.
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warm up match in Cardiff in August 2003. However, an injury acquired during the game ultimately affected his selection prospects for the World Cup and he stayed at home. In the
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39–3. He finished as the leading Premiership points scorer, including playoffs, with 284 points. He was a kingpin of the
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King won his second Heineken Cup with Wasps in 2007, in the final of which he scored four penalties and a drop goal.
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he had seen a positive climax to 2003, being 'man of the match' in the Premiership final and amassing 24 points, as
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as their backs coach for the start of the 2013/14 season. For the
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In July 2020 it was announced King would be the attack coach at
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Final, and the following year he kicked three penalties as
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After a three-year stint with 577:in 1996 and helped them win the 25: 874: 856: 646:Wales national rugby union team 500:Correct as of 13 July 2020 36:needs additional citations for 834: 812: 790: 768: 746: 732:"Wasps deny Saints cup double" 724: 702: 684: 666: 1: 938:ASM Clermont Auvergne players 659: 642:2017 Six Nations Championship 518:(born 17 January 1975) is a 60:"Alex King" rugby union 7: 953:English rugby union players 627: 10: 1009: 968:Rosslyn Park F.C. players 522:footballer who played at 497: 489: 486: 478: 475: 467: 464: 456: 453: 445: 442: 435: 430: 425: 409: 387: 382: 367: 351: 329: 324: 309: 294: 280: 258: 253: 246: 241: 236: 231: 227: 222: 212: 202: 194: 186: 168: 150: 142: 133: 534:. 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