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The Sunday Times assesses how the England and New Zealand teams perfomed during their match at Twickenham

Loyal fans short-changed by lack of tries

Rugby is suffering from mistakes at the top: the failures of the IRB have turned the sport into a boring festival of kicking

Williams turns on style

The winger’s stirring display, which resulted in two tries, helped his side beat the feeble Pumas at Millennium Stadium

Gatland answers critics

The form of his Wales side pleased the coach after physical battle with the Pumas resulted in victory for his men

Debutant Sexton puts Irish on their way

Ireland 41 Fiji 6: fly half's dream start and five-try bonanza help Irish to comfortable victory

Coaching team stay, insists Johnson

The England manager remains defiant despite his team's defeat by New Zealand at Twickenham and mounting criticism

Williams makes his bloody return

Wing suffers bloody nose on his return to rugby after serving his four-month ban for his part in the ‘Bloodgate’ scandal

Where do we go from here?

They played better, but England still need a radical shake-up as they go forward to the Six Nations and the 2011 World Cup

Williams back in Harlequins side after Bloodgate ban

Tom Williams has been named in the Harlequins team for today's Guinness Premiership clash at Northampton

Robinson says Scotland can make history

Rory Lawson has been called into the 22 for the game against Australia after Mike Blair is forced out with an ankle injury

Jonny Wilkinson: winning has its drawbacks

The rugby star talks about the anniversary of his 2003 Rugby World Cup triumph and the downside of realising his dream

Elsom confident of success at Murrayfield

The Australia captain knows all about the home of Scottish rugby from his time playing for Leinster and relishes a victory

Little hope of England depression lifting

Switch from creativity to power gives the impression that Martin Johnson has picked a side for damage limitation

Wales spot chance to end barren run

Warren Gatland’s side face Argentina in Cardiff hoping to improve on recent run of one try in their last two internationals

Burns steps up to help Gloucester stop rot

Gloucester 12 Leicester 9: Replacement fly half kicks all his side's points to end six-match losing streak

Walker keeps cool to ensure parity for Worcester

Worcester Warriors 12 Bath 12: Exchange of penalties leaves Guinness Premiership strugglers equally unhappy

Sexton and Ireland prepared to get hands dirty

Fly half is one of six Leinster backs in Declan Kidney's team, who are braced for tough opponents and tough conditions

Johnson has missed doing the hard yards

Martin Johnson would not have been handed the role of team manager so quickly in the southern hemisphere, says Owen Slot

Worsley relishes All Blacks chance

England's most experienced player returns to the XV tomorrow to face the challenge of Richie McCaw, the world's best flanker

Doran-Jones is back on bench for Gloucester

The prop has been released back to club duty after winning his first England cap against Argentina on Saturday