CARDIFF : A lack of precision in their opponents 22 and too many unforced errors cost England in their 20-9 Rugby World Cup warm-up defeat to Wales on Saturday, according to coach Steve Borthwick, but he did draw some positives from the game.England led 9-6 at halftime and should have been further ahead a
CARDIFF : A lack of precision in their opponents 22 and too many unforced errors cost England in their 20-9 Rugby World Cup warm-up defeat to Wales on Saturday, according to coach Steve Borthwick, but he did draw some positives from the game.
Borthwick will select his final 33-player squad for the World Cup on Monday and has much to ponder between now and then having given several players a chance to stake a claim for a place in that group. "Immediately there are some areas for improvement, but the positives were how many entries we got into the opposition's scoring zone."
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