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The four England players at the centre of serious sexual assault allegations could be named as part of an internal disciplinary hearing process.
The UK's Telegraph newspaper has reported that English rugby bosses have concerns that the reputation of players not involved could be blackened.
RFU disciplinary officer Jeff Blackett told the paper that something had to be done.
"The team can't come back and nothing happens. Something's got to happen and something has to be made public.
"The consideration that there are a number of entirely uninvolved players, and that unless others are named those innocent players may be tainted by association, is a consideration we have to think about," Mr Blackett said.
The Telegraph goes on to say that speculation had been intense in Christchurch.
"Fourteen names have been mentioned, and several players are aggrieved that no one is above suspicion," it reported.
A new contract set to be signed by England's top 32 players would now include a revamped code of conduct, the paper said.
Meanwhile, the Guardian's columnist Robert Kitson wrote that the England players had been left in "limbo".
Team manager Rob Andrew told the newspaper the team had been living "hour by hour" but despite that, Andrew allowed some players to go out drinking into the early hours of Sunday morning, following the 44 - 12 loss to the All Blacks.
"They've been through thick and thin out here and it's been a tough experience on and off the field. We're not going to lock them in their rooms after a Test match.
"Players have got to take responsibility for their own actions. They went out for a drink, came back and had medical reviews at 8am," Andrew said.
Despite the two convincing losses to the All Blacks and the controversy off the field, Andrew said it was not a "a tour from hell by any stretch of the imagination".
The Sunday Times reported that up to eight players could face a disciplinary tribunal.
- NZHERALD STAFF
