England’s Steve Borthwick speaks following his side’s record defeat at Twickenham, losing 53-10 to France in Six Nations; Borthwick says he is “incredibly disappointed,” that his team played “poorly” and are “hurting”; Coach says display showed how far off competing for titles England are
By Michael Cantillon
Last Updated: 11/03/23 10:11pm
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England head coach Steve Borthwick said he was ‘incredibly disappointed’ with the performance in Saturday’s record defeat to France
England head coach Steve Borthwick said he was ‘incredibly disappointed’ with the performance in Saturday’s record defeat to France
Steve Borthwick says he is “incredibly disappointed” with England’s humiliating record defeat to France at Twickenham in the Six Nations, adding they are “hurting” after the loss displayed a “stark reality”.
France secured a first Six Nations victory at Twickenham since 2005 on Saturday as ruthless efficiency and power in the face of an error-ridden England brought a comprehensive 53-10 success.
England conceded six tries in the defeat, and Borthwick admitted there were no positives to glean from the day.
“We’re incredibly disappointed with the performance,” he said at his post-match press conference.
“No one is under any illusions over what we’ve got to do. I think we’ve been pretty up front with that throughout. Today just shows, in stark reality, what that’s about.
“We fell considerably short, that’s the reality. My job is to make sure we learn and improve faster than any other team. We need to …