Boks finish season on high
SA comfortably beat England 21-11 at Twickenham on Saturday to end their season on a high and revive confidence ahead of the World Cup.
SA comfortably beat England 21-11 at Twickenham on Saturday to end their season on a high and revive confidence ahead of the World Cup.
England produced their best performance since 2003 with winger Chris Ashton scoring two tries as they stormed to a 35-18 over Australia.
Lewis Moody is expected to lead England on their tour to Australia and New Zealand after Steve Borthwick was ruled out of the 44-man squad by injury.
Wales coach Warren Gatland has said England must learn from their experience with Clive Woodward and give Martin Johnson time to develop as a coach.
Former New Zealand rugby league international Shontayne Hape was on Wednesday named in England's squad for the Six Nations rugby union tournament.
England manager Martin Johnson bemoaned his team's lack of composure for the third week running after they suffered a record 32-6 home mauling.
Chasing a Grand Slam of victories on a European tour, New Zealand believes England will he hurting from last weekend's record loss at home to SA.
Danny Cipriani says he will improve after enduring a torrid match during England's record-breaking loss to the Boks on Saturday.
A disappointing Springbok season ends at Twickenham on Saturday. The Boks play their 13th Test of 2008 with a record that reads: won eight, lost four.
More than England's pride could suffer after a 28-14 defeat by Australia at Twickenham helped drop them down to fifth place in the world rankings.
New Zealand cops were expected to speak to four English rugby players on Thursday about an allegation over an incident in a hotel room, a report said.
Police in New Zealand are investigating a "serious allegation" against four England rugby players over an incident in an Auckland hotel room.
England and the All Blacks have both made major changes for their second rugby Test on Saturday.