MARTIN CORRY has predicted “direct and physical” early exchanges when England and Samoa fight for their World Cup lives in Nantes this afternoon (3pm, Setanta Sports, ITV).

South Africa flanker Schalk Burger’s four-match ban has been reduced to a two-game suspension following a Rugby World Cup appeal hearing in Paris today.

South Africa flanker Schalk Burger could miss Friday’s crunch Pool A clash with England after being cited for a dangerous tackle on Samoa’s scrum-half Junior Polu.