England Rugby as seen by the EastTerrace

by James Stafford

English media change mind about England rugby team, again

Just one month after the English media praised their national rugby team for entering a ‘new dawn’, the knives have been taken back out of the cupboard and sharpened all over again.

England’s 42-20 success against a mediocre, listless Scottish side in the first round of this year’s RBS Six Nations was for some reason hailed by a host of top rugby writers as a sign that a winning Six Nations and successful world cup title defence was more than feasible for the red rose army.

However, a record 43-13 beating at the hands of the Irish, preceded by a tight 20-7 win against Italy, has seen the London media perform a sharp U-turn in their thoughts

Read all about it here from the East Terrace

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