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England might have thumped Australia in last weekend's rugby international but flanker Tom Croft insists they are not getting carried away.

The 35-18 victory over the Wallabies saw England play some scintillating rugby at Twickenham, capped by a superb solo try by winger Chris Ashton. But Croft said there is still plenty of hard work to be done.

England prop forward Andrew Sheridan is anticipating another physical encounter when he lines up against Australia this Saturday.

The Sale Sharks player is aiming to erase the memory of last weekend's defeat by New Zealand in the first of the Investec autumn internationals, but he knows it won't be easy.

England's Rugby World Cup build-up begins in earnest tomorrow when they tackle New Zealand in the first of the Investec autumn internationals.

Australia, Samoa and South Africa all follow in quick succession - the last chance for Martin Johnson's men to prove themselves against the southern hemisphere giants before the World Cup in New Zealand next September.

The rugby season might be drawing to a close there is still plenty for fans to look forward to.

One highlight of the calendar is the Emirates Airline London Sevens at Twickenham later this month, and one of the stars of the England side is Blackheath's Dan Caprice. The 20-year-old utility back will be at HQ for the next round of the series on May 22 and 23.

England rugby star Delon Armitage has a big few weeks coming up for both club and country and he's relishing the prospect.

The London Irish full-back has Heinken Cup games against Llanelli and Leinster this month and then the Six Nations championship starting on February 6.

Schoolchildren from Tower Hamlets enjoyed a grand day out at the home of rugby last week.

The finals of the Nomura-Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy took place in front of a crowd of 30,000 at Twickenham last Thursday, just before the Nomura Varsity Match.

The boot was on the other foot for World Cup-winning rugby star Josh Lewsey when he visited the Isle of Dogs this week.

The former England international, critical of the national coaching set-up last week, was running his own coaching session as part of his Rugby Academy at Cubitt Town Junior School on Monday.