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Thu 11 Nov 2002Straeuli 'not panicking'Beleaguered  South African coach Rudolf Straeuli denied he was panicking after dropping four players from the side humiliated by Scotland last weekend for Saturday's clash with England at Twickenham.The 1995 World Cup winning backrow made five changes in all, including one positional, to the team beaten 21-6 by Scotland at Murrayfield - having made 10 after the record 30-10 defeat by France the previous Saturday.