Corry driven by fear of failure

Martin Corry has revealed England's "major motivation" for their showdown against South Africa on Saturday - fear of failing to do justice to the tag of world champions.

England, remarkably, have arrived as World Cup finalists despite losing 25 of their 46 Tests since Martin Johnson held aloft the Webb Ellis Trophy four years ago.

"Since 2003 we haven't done the crown of world champions justice - that has been our major motivation," said Leicester flanker Corry.

"It (the game) cannot come around quickly enough. Playing in a final is everything.

"It's like you spend your whole life dreaming and waiting to play in a World Cup final, but when you get there you try to downplay it because you don't want to let the occasion get to you."