Nervous English rugby supporters are pouring into Twickenham stadium in south west London.

The host nation play Australia this morning, in what's shaping up to be the match of the Rugby World Cup so far.

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Newstalk ZB's reporter Elliot Smith is there. He said worry is etched into many a white and red-clad fan's face.

"If they lose this then they're completely out of the tournament and that's bad enough as it is but of course they're hosting the tournament so they don't want that to happen. There's a lot of nervous banter outside the ground between the English and Australian fans.