England

The November Internationals Round 2 saw some great test match rugby union, depending on who you support.

Dave Attwood admits he began the week faced with the "horrific" dilemma of choosing between playing for England or attending the birth of his first child.

England attack coach Andy Farrell has compared the diminutive Kyle Eastmond to Mike Tyson to explain why he has no fears of a midfield mismatch when the England man comes up against the heavyweight Sonny Bill Williams on Saturday.

A clipping from Chris Robshaw's blog on the QBE rugby site gives us an insight into his inner thoughts during the run up to what will undoubtedly be a huge test for him and his team... facing a formidable New Zealand side at Twickenham on Saturday:

What can we learn from 2014 so far...

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen insists Sonny Bill Williams is a "massively better" player in his second spell in rugby union.

Stuart Lancaster is backing uncapped wing Semesa Rokoduguni and new father Dave Attwood to rise to the challenge of tackling world champions New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

In stark contrast to Round 1, there are ten games in the November Internationals 2014 Round 2 and if you get through this round with a 100 per cent record then as Fitzy used to say, "full credit".

Dan Carter has missed out on a place in New Zealand's match-day 23 for the clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

England are set to hand Semesa Rokoduguni his debut in Saturday's showdown with New Zealand after including the Bath wing in the matchday squad for the QBE Series opener.

England's second row resources for Saturday's autumn opener against New Zealand at Twickenham could be further depleted by the possible unavailability of Dave Attwood.

England face the All Blacks on the 8th November, the Springboks on the 15th and Australia on the 29th, all at 2.30pm at fortress Twickenham and they are going to need to be at their very best if they are to put down a marker for next year’s Rugby World Cup.

England have been dealt another savage injury blow with the news that Joe Launchbury will miss the entire QBE series of autumn internationals with a neck problem.

With Stuart Lancaster’s England squad now fully assembled at Pennyhill Park and preparing themselves physically and mentally for their clash with New Zealand, two players who have been drawing particular attention are the uncapped duo of George Kruis and Henry Slade.

If England boss Stuart Lancaster opts to fill his problem centre-pairing with Bath’s Kyle Eastmond for the forthcoming autumn internationals; he will be taking a huge selection gamble admits World Cup winner Lewis Moody.

James Haskell is determined to play for England against New Zealand next weekend after recovering from the virus which saw him hospitalised and lose five kilograms.

Head coach Stuart Lancaster insists there will be no radical alterations to England's approach in the autumn Tests despite the presence of innovative attack coach Brian Ashton at the squad's preparation camp this week.

Mike Stanton gazes into his crystal ball to pick out his England side of the future.

England captain Chris Robshaw chats to Lawrence Dallaglio on captaincy, England and Europe.

England head coach Stuart Lancaster has added nine players to his squad for next month's autumn internationals to cover for injuries after this weekend's European matches took their toll.