FACTBOX-Rugby-World Cup-England v New Zealand

    Oct 24 (Reuters) - Following are details of this weekend's
Rugby World Cup semi-final between England and New Zealand:
    
    WHERE
    Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama
    
    WHEN
    Saturday, Oct. 26 at 5pm (0800 GMT)
    
    ENGLAND
    World ranking: 2
    Coach: Eddie Jones (Australia)
    Captain: Owen Farrell
    Team: 15-Elliot Daly, 14-Anthony Watson, 13-Manu Tuilagi,
12-Owen Farrell, 11-Jonny May, 10-George Ford, 9-Ben Youngs,
8-Billy Vunipola, 7-Sam Underhill, 6-Tom Curry, 5-Courtney
Lawes, 4-Maro Itoje, 3-Kyle Sinckler, 2-Jamie George, 1-Mako
Vunipola
    Replacements: 16-Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17-Joe Marler, 18-Dan
Cole, 19-George Kruis, 20-Mark Wilson, 21-Willi Heinz, 22-Henry
Slade, 23-Jonathan Joseph.
    
    NEW ZEALAND
    World ranking: 1
    Coach: Steve Hansen (New Zealand)
    Captain: Kieran Read
    Team: 15-Beauden Barrett, 14-Sevu Reece, 13-Jack Goodhue,
12-Anton Lienert-Brown, 11-George Bridge, 10-Richie Mo'unga,
9-Aaron Smith, 8-Kieran Read, 7-Ardie Savea, 6-Scott Barrett,
5-Sam Whitelock, 4-Brodie Retallick, 3-Nepo Laulala, 2-Codie
Taylor, 1-Joe Moody
    Replacements: 16-Dane Coles, 17-Ofa Tuungafasi, 18-Angus
Ta'avao, 19-Patrick Tuipulotu, 20-Sam Cane, 21-TJ Perenara,
22-Sonny Bill Williams, 23-Jordie Barrett.
    
    OFFICIALS
    Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
    Assistants: Romain Poite (France), Pascal Gauzere (France)
    TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
    
    PREVIOUS RESULTS (date/opponent/venue)
    ENGLAND
    Sept 22     England 35-3 Tonga             Sapporo
    Sept 26     England 45-7 U.S.              Kobe
    Oct 5       England 39-10 Argentina        Tokyo
    Oct 12      England v France (cancelled)   Yokohama
    Oct 19      England 40-16 Australia        Oita
    
    NEW ZEALAND
    Sept 21     New Zealand 23-13 South Africa     Yokohama
    Oct 2       New Zealand 63-0 Canada            Oita
    Oct 6       New Zealand 71-9 Namibia           Tokyo
    Oct 12      New Zealand v Italy (cancelled)    Toyota
    Oct 19      New Zealand 46-14 Ireland          Tokyo
    

 (Compiled by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru
Editing by David Holmes)
  

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