his old coach met up with manu tuilagi the day before he flew to japan for the world cup.e had a great time. he was lying at the next day so couldn't have too much to drink but we certainly had a beer together. he bought me my first beer together. he bought me my first beer as well. that was the highlight of my life. did you capture it on your phone? i've got it on my phone, yeah. saturday morning around 400 players, friends and fans will be clearing him and cheering him on. they know they will get a wholehearted performance, homed in hinckley. let's have a look at dan cole and joe marler, unafraid to show their emotions. we showed a lot of time together in japan and all of us have loved that i'm out here. an... blokes likejoe just make it that little bit longer... better, sorry. i wasn't sure if they were going to wrestle there at one stage but they went in with a hug at the end. emotions running high. what are they going to be like if england win? that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. the prime minister has been exposing his frustration that

it is here in hinckley rugby club when manu tuilagi arrived and

england starting with such ferocious intensity, manu tuilagi able to pick and drive over within two minutestry new zealand and had ever conceded in a world cup. england were in no mood to loosen their grip. george ford's penalty giving them a precious ten—point lead at half—time. the only points new zealand could muster came from an england mistake, a poor line—out pounced on by savea. but that was as good as it got for the reigning champions. this england team does not buckle like it has in the past, defending like men possessed. their relentless hunger earning crucial points from the boot of ford. new zealand were running out of time. they had not tasted defeat in this competition since 2007. but they had been outplayed, their dream of a third successive world cup triumph over, along with their reign. coach eddiejones masterminding one of the great england performances in any sport. rugby‘s world order had a new power. i'd like to pay the greatest compliment who've won two world cups in a row and it been a great team so we had to dig really deep to beat them. and having seen their team se

boys today and, you know, from that first kick—off, i think it was less then 90 seconds later, manu tuilagi. they just set the tempo, set the speed, the aggression. you know, everything was... i think they outplayed the all blacks in every department of the game and it was an incredible performance. well, you asked a couple of questions there, i wonder if you can help answer them. you just said, how do you address it, how do you face that? what did they do differently, then, as a team? theyjust set up differently. i think because the all blacks have been so dominant for a decade, if not longer, you know, you are forever trying to break them down, not just aspects of what they do in the game, what they're strong at, what they're weak at, but the haka has become such a big part of the early stages of the game. you know, it allows them almost to get that mental high ground, you know, from even before that kick—off, you know, the whistle goes. so i think for england to set up slightly different, you know, to almost challenge them, they were in the v, 0wen fowler is the captain at the point of t

. —— manu tuilagi.h a sensational start, england were in no mood to loosen theirgrip, england were in no mood to loosen their grip, this was the latent threat that the all blacks smack about all blacks always pose. they finished the first half in the ascendancy, george ford's penalty giving them a precious lead. they continue to apply the pressure after the restart, but celebrations were short lived, try reviewed and then ruled out for a knock on in the build—up, new zealand soon took advantage of the good fortune. calamitous line out from their opponents, from their own line, and savea pounced. that was as good as it got for the reigning champions, this england team does not buckle as it has in the past, defending like men possessed, endless hunger earning crucial points from the boot 01’ earning crucial points from the boot or forward, earning crucial points from the boot orforward, as earning crucial points from the boot or forward, as they tightened their grip on this, the biggest game of their live

midfield because of the phyical threat of the wallabies, henry slade comes in at outside centre with manu tuilagig to inside — the same six nations combination. mako vunipola and courtney lawes come into the pack. i think the great thing about the world cup is that each game's just a game by itself, so whatever you've done in the past doesn't really affect what you're going to do on saturday. and what we do know on saturday is that we're going to be well prepared for the game. we've had a good physical prep, we've had a good tactical prep. the players are enjoying being injapan. they're ready to go, and we know australia will be the same, so that's going to be some sort of a game. ireland have named an experienced squad to take on new zealand in their quarter—final later on saturday morning. 12 of the starting 15 began last year's famous victory over the all blacks in dublin, with peter o'mahony and rob kearney being restored to the team. head coachjoe schmidt spoke today about why he thinks that experience is key. there's a number of those players within the side that have contributed to a fair

midfield because of the phyical threat of the wallabies, henry slade comes in at outside centre with manu tuilagit thing about the world cup is that each game's just a game by itself, so whatever you've done in the past doesn't really affect what you're going to do on saturday.

it was manu tuilagi broke through the remnants of the new zealand defence. 0wen farrell did the honours today. the great britain rugby league lions are playing their first tour match for 12 years. let's take you live to hamilton in new zealand, where they're up against tonga — into the second half there. the lions trail — 12—nil — after tonga crossed the line twice before the breal. it looks like there might be a third coming right now. you can watch this match on bbc two, at the moment. follow all of the action, they face new zealand and papa new guinea, as well. leicester city had a night to remember — they equalled the record for a premier league win, beating southampton 9—0 at st mary's. that takes them above manchester city, to second in the table. austin halewood reports... a night for the premier league purists. torrential rain on the south coast — a warning of the nightmare about to come, because these visiting foxes pack one heck of a bite. soon enough, southampton were cut to pieces, ben chilwell finishing the move for leicester. and for the saints, a double blow — this tackle