By James Standley

With a host of England's World Cup winning stars coming to the end of their careers the door is open for some new faces to dominate English rugby.

Jonny Wilkinson made his breakthrough at the age of 18 and Newcastle team-mate Mathew Tait may be primed to do the same.

Both Tom Rees and Clive Stuart-Smith have shone for England Under-21s, while Richard Haughton is already a star of the Sevens scene.

Here BBC Sport takes a more detailed look at the coming men of English rugby.

Tait has already been called into the Senior England Academy

After spending the past couple of years terrorising schoolboy opponents Tait is poised to become one of English rugby's new stars.

The young wing scored on his Falcons debut at the age of 17 last season and has already been called into the Senior England Academy training squad.

At 5ft 11in and 12st 6lb Tait does not have a huge physique but he has serious pace and good vision.

And in early September Tait, who has played for England Schools at all levels, was called into the eight-man England Sevens squad for the IRB Sevens Series.

Like Tait, 19-year-old flanker Rees has been called into the Senior England Academy squad after just one Premiership appearance.

The openside faces a big task to break into the powerful Wasps back row, although the departure of Paul Volley suggests the door is ajar.

Rees was part of the England Under-21 side which finished fifth in the Under-21 World Cup in June.

He scored a try as England beat Wales 26-19 in the fifth-sixth place play-off.

Stuart-Smith brings a physical presence at the base of the scrum

With Kyran Bracken retired and Matt Dawson and Andy Gomarsall hardly in the first flush of youth the race is on to be England's next scrum-half and Stuart-Smith is well-placed.

He was ruled out of the England squad to face the Barbarians in May by injury and narrowly missed making the party for the summer tour of New Zealand and Australia.

Instead he captained England to fifth place in the Under-21 World Cup.

A physical presence at the base of the scrum, he left Leeds during the summer to join Premiership new boys Worcester.

Haughton may not be the youngest player around at 23 but there is a feeling that this could be the season he really makes his mark.

An England Sevens regular, Haughton possesses extreme pace and is adding consistency to his undoubted gifts.

The winger has already made 45 appearances for Saracens, scoring 16 tries, and has also played for England A.

There is a feeling he may be too slight at only 13st 7lb at 6ft 2in but he does not shirk the physical side of the game and could be on the verge of great things.