Forget all the issues at HQ, the only thing my men are worried about is the World Cup

Evening Standard

The Rugby Football Union may be in meltdown: John Steele, the chief executive, sacked; Martyn Thomas, the chairman, forced to step down; and a confidential report claims that "trust has broken down within the RFU".

But team manager Martin Johnson is sure it will make no difference to England's chances in the World Cup, which starts in New Zealand in six weeks.

We are at Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, less than half an hour's drive from Twickenham. Johnson has just finished a hard morning training session with his 45-strong squad and I ask him if the turmoil at HQ will have any impact.