Assistant Coach
Nick Easter will lead the England side for the first time in a full international against Samoa at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
The big man Os du Randt answers questions on how to combat the Welsh scrum; when and why to get which shoulder; why unity as well as technique is critical; and what he thinks of criticism of his own scrumming.
England Team Manager Martin Johnson has made one change to his starting XV to face Australia in the second International at Twickenham on Saturday 13 November (16.30 SA Time).
Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley, who scored a second half try against New Zealand as a replacement, comes in for Leeds Carnegie’s Steve Thompson at No 2.
England (3) 16 / All Blacks (17) 26 (Final score)
England hosted the All Blacks at Twickenham, London at 16:30 SA Time on Saturday 6 November 2010. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The Match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.
In a hard match, and not all going the All Black way, they toughed out a win with England giving it their all in the last 10 minutes and the All Blacks under immense pressure.
The All Blacks scored 2 tries against 1.
Final score All Blacks 26 / 16.
England host the All Blacks at Twickenham, London at 16:30 SA Time on Saturday 6 November 2010.
We look at how this match will unfold.