Courtney Lawes vows that New Zealand will be able to fully identify England’s players by the end of Saturday’s World Cup semi-final in Yokohama.

All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick was on Monday forced to recall the moment he said ‘Michael Laws’ when he was asked which of Stuart Lancaster’s 2014 tourists were known to him.

Michael Laws is a Kiwi politician and former Mayor of Whanganui and Retallick’s failure to correctly name a single England player was perceived as a slight at the time.

Meanwhile, England expect no delays in their 30-mile journey to the ground on Saturday afternoon.

Eddie Jones’ squad were 10 minutes late in their hour-long trip from the team hotel in Tokyo Bay to International Stadium Yokohama due to heavy rain that caused traffic problems.

Assistant coach Neal Hatley on Friday suggested the logistics will be reviewed, but England are confident that the presence of police outriders will ensure they arrive on time.