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Alex Spink

UNCOVERED: England unfit for purpose of competing for six nations glory admits steve borthwick | History Defined

Steve Borthwick has admitted England were unfit for the purpose of competing for Six Nations glory.

They avoided annihilation at the Aviva, a notable improvement on France the week before, pushing the world’s top side hard for an hour.

But England still finished with a losing record for the third straight championship - a hat-trick of humiliation for rugby’s best resourced nation.

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