Rugby World Cup team refuse to give up on Olympic Park ER 2015 also denied reports that the 12 venues to be recommended to the RWCL board had already been finalised. Only three rugby stadiums are expected to make the cut - Twickenham, the Millennium Stadium and Gloucester's Kingsholm ground, the sole representative of the Aviva Premiership. Leicester City's King Power ­Stadium looks set to be included after the Leicester Tigers" ground, Welford Road, was controversially overlooked for the long-list. The decisions that still appear to be resolved involve the venues selected for the north-east, midlands and south coast. The football grounds of Newcastle United and Sunderland are both on the list, and while Newcastle are likely to be favourites because of their location and transport links, it is thought the hire fee for St James" Park is considerably higher than that for the Stadium of Light . Aston Villa and Coventry City are still waiting to hear if they are to be included while on the south coast, Brighton & Hove Albion's Amex Stadium may be preferred ahead of Southampton's St Mary's Stadium. Wembley and Old Trafford are also set to be named. Meanwhile, England captain Chris Robshaw has admitted that the ­criticism he experienced following defeat to South Africa in November has made him stronger and set him on a road that he hopes will end with selection for the Lions in the ­summer. Robshaw is the bookmakers" favourite to lead the Lions to Australia. The Harlequins flanker was criticised for his decision to opt for goal in the closing stages against the Springboks with even his own players appearing to favour ­kicking for touch in a bid to score a match-winning try. England subsided to a 16-15 defeat moments later. "It was my first time in that kind of dark, negative place," said Robshaw, who will lead England against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday. "It makes you a stronger person when you come out the other side," he added.