LONDON : If anyone was expecting Steve Borthwick to offer an apology for relying almost entirely on the rolling maul to beat Italy on Sunday they do not know the England coach, who was really pleased with the progress shown in the 31-14 Twickenham victory.England scored five tries, four of them effectivel
LONDON : If anyone was expecting Steve Borthwick to offer an apology for relying almost entirely on the rolling maul to beat Italy on Sunday they do not know the England coach, who was really pleased with the progress shown in the 31-14 Twickenham victory.
"We are trying to rebuild this team and we took some positive steps today," he said."I’ve asked the players to embrace a different way of doing things. "They were high quality games but these teams have been preparing for this, they're mostly in the final year of a four-year plan, just putting the finishing touches and pretty much know their selections," he said.
"We conceded some opportunities late in the game and will have a look why," Borthwick said."Two weeks running now we've been in a winning position late in the game and there's been a slip. We need to make sure we are better for the next game.
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