England and Gloucester centre, Mike Tindall, has had his fine reduced to £15,000 from £25,000 and has been reinstated into the England squad.

England manager, Martin Johnson, has stepped down from his job after a disappointing World Cup. The 41 year old led England in the Rugby World Cup but their off-field controversies reflected on a less than impressive performance on the field. Having won the Six Nations with England everything looked good for Martin Johnson but as the World Cup came along the media widely publicized England's failures which identified problems in the England coaching team.

Two of England's Rugby World Cup representatives have already been struck with injuries just weeks after after returning from New Zealand. Manu Tuilagi sustained a cheek injury in a clash of heads during Leicester's LV Cup Round 2 match with Gloucester. It has been confirmed that Tuilagi has a broken cheekbone and will probably miss around 6 weeks of rugby.

Will James has extended his contract with West-Country side, Gloucester Rugby, for another year. The extension means the Gloucester lock will stay with the club until the 2012-2013 season.