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At Twickenham, England coach Richard Cockerill has pleaded for tourists to drown out the Haka with a wall of noise. Cockerill, a former Haka fanatic, wants players and followers alike to rise to the All Blacks' challenge. Since they developed a V-shape around the Haka at the 2019 World Cup, World Rugby has disciplined England, but the team is not planning to back down.

When the room was filled with an air of invincibility, it was the days of standing room only for an All Blacks team's announcement. The Virginia Wade suite at the Lensbury Hotel was just half full when their lunchtime briefing began in Teddington on Thursday. The All Blacks' reputation has been hammered this year after four losses in 12 games, including a historic series defeat by Ireland. A string of six victories has shown signs of revival, but losing tomorrow would be their lowest year since 1998.