'England are World Cup contenders'
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With exactly a year to go until the 2015 World Cup in England, the hosts look the biggest threat to defending champions New Zealand.
The All Blacks may be red-hot favourites to lift the Webb Ellis Cup again, but they will enter the tournament knowing that no side have successfully defended their title.
Twelve months out, here's my assessment of the prospects for the home nations and other major teams.
Under head coach Stuart Lancaster, the England team have steadily improved and wins at Twickenham against Ireland and Wales in this year's Six Nations showed they are capabl…
The All Blacks may be red-hot favourites to lift the Webb Ellis Cup again, but they will enter the tournament knowing that no side have successfully defended their title.
Twelve months out, here's my assessment of the prospects for the home nations and other major teams.
Under head coach Stuart Lancaster, the England team have steadily improved and wins at Twickenham against Ireland and Wales in this year's Six Nations showed they are capabl…
