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There is some pretty good news for England rugby this time. Celebrated rugby player Sam Tomkins has decided and announced that he is planning to play for the England team, as they prepare for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Sam Tomkins is known for his exceptional rugby skills that have become very evident during his time playing for the Wigan Warriors and also Great Britain. So now, when it has been decided that he will be switching codes with intentions of playing for England, it really is a time for the English rugby circuit to rejoice.

Sam Tomkins first shone bright when his efforts while playing for the Wigand Warriors helped the team have a spectacular win against the Hull, while they were playing for the final game at Wembley during late August this year. Tomkins is the current reigning Super League’s Man of Steel, has confirmed that he will not be joining the NRL side New Zealand Warriors, as had been speculated and rumored. He has said that his main focus is to help England win the Rugby World Cup in 2015, and he will give it his best shot while playing for them. And besides helping the England rugby team win the World Cup, he also plans to help the Wigan Warriors win the Grand Final.

According to Tomkins, his vision is to follow Joel, who is his brother and former team mate as well. He plans to follow him in to the rugby union at some stage or the other, by starting with the England rugby team. When asked, he was of the opinion that he is not among those players who prefer only playing for the league, and not the union, as they feel that the union is rubbish. And aside from this, Tomkins is the ambassador for the Shock Doctor, which is a range of sports protection.

Stuart Lancaster, the head coach of the England Rugby Team has hailed the progression of his star studded team after they won all of their last four matches. His side overcame the challenge of the Barbarians as well as beating a South American Select XI before going on to record a 2-0 test series win over the Argentina Rugby Team. According to Lancaster, one of his major objectives was to win all of the four matches on the tour and he is pleased to have achieved that objective.

He went on to add that the second objective he had for the England Rugby Team was to look at developing options for the team and increase his selection headache and according to Lancaster, that objective has been achieved as well. England overcame the challenge of Argentina 51-26 in the second test of the series to record their first series win against the Pumas in as many as 32 years away from home.

The England head coach also mentioned that in terms of the evolution of the team, the tour has been extremely critical. He mentioned that the objective of brining in so many young players on the tour was for them to get some experience and according to him, they have developed a lot on the tour and the England team can now boast of having a lot many leaders on the pitch, which will hold the team in great stead in the future as they prepare for the Rugby World Cup 2015 at home.

Lancaster stated that he is now looking forward to the autumn internationals after his England Rugby Team achieved seven wins out of eight in the last few months and the clean sweep against the Pumas has also added a lot of confidence to the players in the team.