NZRU quiet on 'extra England test'

The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRU) will not comment on a report that the All Blacks will play a non-sanctioned test against England at Twickenham next year.

A story in The Guardian newspaper said a Rugby Football Union "request to play New Zealand in an 'extra' money-spinning test next autumn to mark the updated Twickenham has already been approved".

Schedule details were not yet confirmed according to New Zealand Rugby Union deputy chief executive Steve Tew.

"The 2006 international programme is a work in progress and we will not be commenting on it until the work is complete," Tew said.

- NZPA