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Lancaster has a contract until 2020, but when he was asked whether he would now be considering his position he replied: “Yeah, obviously I think I’ve got to”.

Cheika, meanwhile, said he was preparing for a meeting with “Master” Gatland.

“I’m extremely proud of our team for the effort and the hard work that went into the game”, he told reporters.

He expects a better determination of their status on Monday, a rest day for Wales.

With half an hour remaining England looked on course to put themselves on the cusp of escaping the “pool of death” as they led Wales 22-12 thanks to a try from Gloucester Rugby’s Jonny May with Saracen Owen Farrell kicking the rest of the points.

England No.8 Billy Vunipola is ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup with a knee injury, with Nick Easter taking his place in the Red Rose squad.

FORMER Newport Gwent Dragons star Dan Lydiate hailed Wales’ stirring 28-25 World Cup victory over host nation England as a win that “will stick long in the memory”.

England, with a 35-11 win over Fiji, and Wales, who defeated Uruguay 54-9, launched their World Cup campaigns with victories last weekend in a “Pool of Death” also featuring two-time champions Australia.

Two-try hero Mike Brown may be certain of his place in England’s next World Cup match but coach Stuart Lancaster could do with a few changes for the clash with Wales.

Burgess’s selection is likely to prove highly controversial, especially as Burrell was ever-present in the last two Six Nations.

“That particular decision around the centre combination will go down to the wire”. “I thought he played well”.