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The breakdown threat will originate from a different source on Saturday, however, with fetchers supreme David Pocock and Michael Hooper present in the Wallabies back row.

When asked if his entire time with England hangs on this week, Lancaster said: “I think that’s fair to say”.

Qera who will win his 50th cap for Fiji was emotional during the jersey presentation and encouraged his players to believe in themselves and not to rely on others.

The former Argentina hooker has succeeded, with Australia showing a marked improvement in the set-piece and the maul during the Rugby Championship. The Welsh win means that England have to beat Australia tomorrow evening at Twickenham.

Although much of Wales’ 23-13 Pool A victory over Fiji at the Millennium Stadium was not pretty, first-half tries by Gareth Davies and Scott Baldwin – plus 13 points from Dan Biggar – saw them home.

If Dan Carter can not play at home in New Zealand there is no place he would rather be than Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, where the All Blacks face Georgia in their third World Cup match on Friday.

Together with the All Blacks and the Wallabies they have the best balanced team in the championship though Ireland, France, Wales and Argentina have also impressed and have accurate goal-kickers to make opponents pay for infringements. “Bob’s got massive experience,...

Former England coach Clive Woodward has warned the current crop of players that they must quickly get over their Rugby World Cup jitters if they are to go far in the competition.

I reckon needing a specialist openside at a World Cup should count as an exceptional circumstance, to allow Lancaster to pick him. At times, when the flak was flying at its hardest after his ill-fated decision to go for a lineout rather than kick at goal, Robshaw must have...

“Do you know why I don’t talk?”

Elsewhere, Spain have moved back into the top ten as Argentina retain top spot and world champions Germany move into second.

The stars of Real Madrid including Cristiano Ronaldo greeted the Syrian refugee family whose plight was made famous when they were tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman.

England flanker Tom Wood has been cleared to face Australia on Saturday after escaping with a warning from the citing commissioner for striking an opponent in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup defeat to Wales. James Hook and Gareth Anscombe, will replace Williams and Amos.

Martin Corry, captain the last time England were in as deep a World Cup hole as they are now, has told Stuart Lancaster’s team to hold their nerve and not panic.

Two weeks into the tournament the French players are none the wiser when it comes to what coach Philippe Saint-Andre considers his best side.