Jamie George and Steve Borthwick, England captain and coach, reacted with bitterness to the defeat in the final moments of the XV de la Rose against Australia (37-42).
England captain Jamie George appeared at a press conference after the defeat in the very last moments of the XV de la Rose against the Wallabies (37-42) at Twickenham. “We played the right way, our way, in the first twenty minutes. We put a lot of pressure on Australiaanalyzed the hooker, at the microphone of TNT Sports. But sometimes, in a test match like this, you think the mass is said. We took our foot off the gas.”
Beyond this fact of the final match which swung in favor of the visitors, the Saracens player gave his point of view, full of disappointment: “Tonight, almost everything came down to collisions. To concede 42 points at home is unforgivable. They used the kicking game to follow and they had very lively players on the outside.”
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Likewise, coach Steve Borthwick spoke out, pointing out his team's inaccuracies: “It's extremely disappointing and frustrating. I think all the fans are frustrated like the players and I are. When you make that many errors, 7 handballs and 20 turnovers in total, you give the opportunity to the opposition to use space and score tries and that’s what they did.”
Of course, as usual, the boss of the English selection did not want to overwhelm his team, which according to him tried a lot. “The players take initiative, attack the line, move the ball and that's the mindset we try to develop. Recently, that hasn't always been the case with England. But the downside Of that, we see the bad sides with the turnovers conceded. The Australians were good, they had the speed, the power. They saw an opportunity and seized it.
