Lancaster aims to make nation proud

17 September 2014The quest for the sport's ultimate prize commences a year on Thursday when the hosts face Fiji at Twickenham in what they hope will be the first of seven games that will culminate in Chris Robshaw lifting the Webb Ellis trophy.

All conquering New Zealand, the reigning world champions, start as clear favourites, but Lancaster insists England will empty the tanks in the hope of seizing their crown.

"We'll do our best to make sure we deliver and deliver in a way that will make the country proud," Lancaster told England Rugby TV.

"The sense of the country being…