New Zealander Shontayne Hape will make his international rugby union debut for England against Australia in Perth on Saturday, but Jonny Wilkinson will start on the bench.

The 30-year-old former New Zealand rugby league international has agreed a two-year deal with the Exiles, which will begin at the start of next season. Shontayne Hape insists 'nothing less than a win will do' for England against Australia while coach Martin Johnson has made it clear that valiant defeats are no longer acceptable. England’s One-Cap Wonders (1997 to 2016): Do England Waste Talent? London Irish have signed England centre Shontayne Hape from Bath. Home Rugby England’s One-Cap Wonders (1997 to 2016): Do England Waste Talent? England was the sole host of the 2015 Rugby World Cup , although eight games were held at the Millennium Stadium , the Welsh national stadium in Cardiff . Hape, who won 14 rugby league caps for New Zealand and scored 83 tries in 131 games for Bradford Bulls before joining Bath in the summer of 2008, qualifies for England on residency grounds.

It will be the latest attempt by a former New Zealand rugby league player to make the grade in union at international level with England.

The PA Team August 12, 2016 Shontayne Hape can turn the tables on recent England cross-code misfits and be a hit in Test rugby union, says his former Bradford team-mate Robbie Paul. New Zealander Shontayne Hape will make his international rugby union debut for England against Australia in Perth on Saturday, but Jonny Wilkinson will start on the bench. England centre Shontayne Hape says some of his team-mates' behaviour has let the squad down but urges them to focus on beating France in the World Cup quarter-finals. Hape was on Wednesday selected at inside centre by England manager Martin Johnson for Sunday’s non-cap Test match against the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Bath centre Shontayne Hape will make his England Test debut in Saturday's Cook Cup clash with Australia at the Subiaco Oval in Perth. The official site of World Rugby the governing body of Rugby Union with news, tournaments, fixtures, results, videos, world rankings, statistics, laws of the game, World Rugby Council and contact details Hape, a former Warriors centre, formed a "fearsome, near unstoppable'' combination with fellow Kiwi Lesley Vainikolo at the Bradford Bulls, before switching codes to gain 13 caps for England.

Hape was in line to make his Test debut against Wales during the Six Nations, just weeks after qualifying for England on residency grounds, before falling ill on the eve of the game. England co-hosted the 1991 Rugby World Cup with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France, with the final between England and Australia played at Twickenham.