Steve Borthwick is the biggest student of the game and proponent of statistics and records you’ll find and he’ll have his troops motivated by the chance to make history at Eden Park, if they can fix just a couple of key areas from last week.
The southern hemisphere sides have to be favourites but the north has a real chance over the next couple of weekends, which hasn’t always been the case at this time of year, and England have to take theirs in Dunedin.
We take a closer look at the stats behind some of the best individual performances during the Rugby World Cup in France.
After a decade of decline, Toulouse are on the brink of a new era of European domination.
June 10 is the 25th anniversary of the last Ireland team to play in the amateur era, Terry Kingston's side losing to France in the World Cup quarter-final.
From red cards to a tragic car accident involving a fatality, England World Cup winner Julian White was a rumbustious tighthead who led a life less ordinary in rugby.
Having played for Toulon since 2011, Mathieu Bastareaud is angling for a post-World Cup loan move... South Africa was initially touted as a destination but a new suitor has emerged.