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England looking a tad light in midfield

England have been forced to include one of their light-steppers for the midfield tumult.

Scotty Stevenson: Coach's culture club could really hurt us

It shouldn't surprise anyone that Stuart Lancaster sought an audience with Sir Brian Lochore last year on his fact-finding tour to New Zealand.

Rugby: England - 'it's a big game for us to start'

Head coach Stuart Lancaster has named his team to play the All Blacks in test one of three. With the arrival of the last few players he is happy with his selected team and knows it will be a huge task especially playing at Eden Park.

Rugby: England side named

Gloucester's Freddie Burns will start in the 10 jersey for England against the All Blacks on Saturday night in just his fourth test match.

All Blacks: Retallick fails to name even one rival player

If England's goal was for an anonymous build-up to the first test on Saturday, it appears to have been a success.

Kaino returns to All Blacks XV

It has taken the better part of three years, but Jerome Kaino will this Saturday give an expectant public the encore they wanted to see.

Rugby: Lancaster can test his Cup hopefuls

You expect a certain amount of whinging from England. Usually they are packaged with a warning about the level of complaints around them.

Rugby: Skipper's remarks off the table, for now

By all accounts he is a decent fellow and according to the team handbook emulated Williams Webb Ellis as a 7-year-old when he "picked up a rugby ball and has never really looked back".

All Blacks: Nonu looking forward eagerly to coming duel with Tuilagi

As those who have run into him know, there is very little give in Ma'a Nonu which is why he has hinted at rather than outright declared his intention to pop England's Manu Tuilagi in his back pocket this Saturday.

All Blacks: England won't be tour de farce

As the All Blacks sign off from their initial training camp, England coach Stuart Lancaster has talked about challenging the world's best in their own backyard.

All Blacks: Hansen sees England tour as a fresh step

For All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, England are the perfect opposition to play as he seeks to draw a line under his team's unbeaten exploits of last year.

Rugby: Haskell driven to win back spot in test side

James Haskell has a gift for getting noticed but after the controversies, business ventures and celebrity girlfriends, he hopes to catch the eye of one person in particular.

Rugby: England faces true character test

It will not have escaped the notice of Mike Brown, England's serial man-of-the-match award winner in the Six Nations, that his next assignment is against the ABs.

Rugby: Gatland puts pressure on players to fight for international careers

Wales prop Gethin Jenkins has acknowledged that a number of senior players will be fighting for their international careers in today's mouthwatering Six Nations clash against France at the Millennium Stadium.

Rugby: Rookie ready to face off against O'Driscoll

England's three-cap centre Luther Burrell has to find a way to control the 139-test Ireland legend Brian O'Driscoll - and he cannot wait to have a go.

Robshaw looks for rookie repeat in Paris

England need to find own style

Few other kids have the natural skills and spatial awareness that New Zealand youngsters have. It's a natural byproduct of time spent with the ball and the eagerness to emulate their heroes at the top level of the national game.

All Blacks: Dressing up Fort England

The big news out of the England camp is that Twickenham has an upgraded changing room - all part of their master-plan to not only beat the All Blacks on Sunday, but to win the World Cup in 2015.