Borthwick urges England to be a ‘higher group’ in opposition to France in Six Nations
Steve Borthwick promised an improved efficiency by his England facet in opposition to France after they launched their Six Nations marketing campaign with a loss to champions Eire in Dublin.
England, contemporary from a poor November marketing campaign, posed Eire some issues earlier than happening 27-22 in Dublin their seventh defeat in 9 Assessments in opposition to all opponents.
All England have to point out for his or her efforts since denying double-defending Six Nations kings Eire a Grand Slam final 12 months are two wins over Japan.
And for all they’ve pushed the likes of New Zealand and Australia shut, there’s a sense that England are proving to be lower than the sum of their elements.
England haven’t completed larger than third since they final gained the Six Nations in 2020 and so they have a troublesome begin to this 12 months’s championship, with house video games in opposition to France who thrashed Wales 43-0 on Friday and Scotland subsequent up for Borthwick’s males.
“In the end we got here up brief, and I am actually disillusioned we got here up brief as a result of I assumed we may win this recreation,” England coach Borthwick stated of Saturday’s loss at Lansdowne Street.
“Our gamers gave {that a} good go, you actually noticed a perception within the gamers that they may come right here and win the sport.”
The previous England captain added: “We did not so we’ll be sure that we’re a greater group subsequent week in opposition to France again at Twickenham.
“Immense credit score to Eire, it was a troublesome Take a look at match and in that third quarter they did very well. That was most likely the vital interval.
“I am very pleased with the way in which the gamers attacked the sport within the first half and within the last quarter the way in which they got here again and in the end scored a few tries to get us the bonus level.”
England led 10-5 at half-time in opposition to Eire, with Borthwick initially rewarded for choosing twins Tom and Ben Curry alongside Ben Earl in a dynamic again row.
However Eire, who didn’t profit from their first-half dominance in opposition to an England group quickly lowered to 14 males when fly-half Marcus Smith was sin-binned, hit again via tries from Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne and Dan Sheehan.
At one stage, Eire led 27-10 with comfort England tries from Tom Curry and Tommy Freeman, which adopted debutant Cadan Murley’s early rating, narrowing the hole however coming too late to change the result.
The end result meant a loss for Maro Itoje in his first Take a look at for the reason that lock succeeded Jamie George as England captain.
“Our position is to be taught from it and construct and get higher,” stated Itoje. “There have been massive elements of our recreation which I feel we took a step ahead.
“The vitality we had on the sector, the vibrancy to our assault, and the way in which the blokes have been attacking and flooding via holes I assumed was very admirable.
“We’re pleased with the way in which the boys fought to the very finish. We fought to get the shedding bonus level and that is positively admirable. However, after all, there are issues for us to be taught and get higher at.”
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