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The Borthwick message to England 14 days out from All Blacks game

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Ollie Lawrence of England reacts to the loss during the International Test Match between New Zealand All Blacks and England at Eden Park on July 13, 2024 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

Steve Borthwick says England are determined to turn near-misses into victories during next month’s Autumn Nations Series.

Borthwick’s men have this year lost twice to New Zealand and once to France by a combined total of 10 points and on each occasion were leading during the final quarter.

The All Blacks visit Allianz Stadium on November 2 with fixtures against Australia, South Africa and Japan to follow and Borthwick insists it is time to shed the ‘plucky losers’ tag.

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“I am clear that the team needs to consistently put itself in position to win games, which we’ve done a lot better,” England’s head coach said.

“There was a period not so long ago where we weren’t competing against the top four sides in the world. Now we’re competing against them but I want to make sure we get the job finished at the end.

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“We want to make sure the Allianz Stadium is a place that our players enjoy playing and that our fans enjoy coming to because they’re seeing an England team performing and an England team winning. We’re very clear about that.

“Make no mistake, I praise the players for their performances and for all their efforts because they’ve done a lot of good things, but there have also been times where we have lost games as opposed to the opposition winning them.

“We were in a winning position against New Zealand in Dunedin and we didn’t win. And then we got ourselves into a winning position in Auckland where we should have learned the lessons from the week before.

“We need to make sure we’ve learned those lessons so that they can be converted into results.”

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Bob Salad II 2 hours ago

Great to see so many of England’s likely starters having good games this weekend, chief among them being Ollie Lawrence who got POTM once again.

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JW 8 minutes ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

Gone are the days the ABs can turn up with any old 15 and expect to win 80% of their matches.

Not in the mind of this author, and probably half the commentors on here. 80+% is still expected, even if not obtainable.

It would be easier to claim progress and paint a bright picture for the future if losses came about with new talent being exposed to the cauldron of northern test rugby.

The All Blacks shouldn't use copouts like that.

Perhaps it's our fault as fans. Perhaps it's NZR HQ

Well said.

SA are busy building two squads of test ready players, while Razor prefers to shun young talent in favour of soon to retire servants who are past their best.

That's really unfair, that is Rassie's playbook right there (admittedly it was something I was really happy he was doing because I thought it made SA easier to beat haha). They also do have two squads.

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JW 16 minutes ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

I think Ireland wants to win because they feel NZ need to relearn some respect

Haha what if Ireland lose, who needs to relearn respect then Terry?

Don't SA play all the same teams? I'm not sure the NH teams will go into these games with the same must win attitude, they generally don't, so in that respect he's over egging it, but I think he believes it.

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JW 22 minutes ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

This is in stark contrast to most of his predecessors, who have used the end-of-season tour to phase out a few long-servers by leaving them at home.

You don't really believe this do you? Are you just talking generally or in a new cycle?

The real story of this tour is that for the first time the ABs have a portion of their retiring vets available. Previously coaches had to pick new players, because all those that werent making it in four years time had been let go.

The story is pretty much what Razor says it is, "now how do we best utilize these assets". Sadly, the article gives no value in doing that. It is also off target suggesting these teams are so good. England are the only team to improve this year, and they started at an incredibly low base, perhaps even as low as Australia, being able to do more than gimmick their way to a WC semi.

Both Ireland and France have regressed, so there would would have been some flexibility there to experiment being back on a level pegging, and in all honesty they probably will with their XV's.

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Nickers 1 hour ago

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He is listed at the same weight Whitelock was when he started playing for the ABs at the same age. If he can actually remain uninjured for a couple of seasons he could be at 120kg by then.

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BH 1 hour ago

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Up The Bay! They clearly deserved to win this game and they even left a good number of points on the field too because of some wayward kicking by Trask. Canterbury were still stacked with test and Super Rugby level players and got outclassed especially in the forwards.

BOP will have to be much more accurate on attack though because Wellington's defence is excellent. Go The Bay!

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TI 1 hour ago

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Narcissists do whatever will suit them. If they feel, that honesty is the best way to propagate their interest, they'll be honest.

I think, Sexton is more than just a narcissist.

The fact, that he's an extremely high achiever doesn't pardon his poor behavior. There are people, who've achieved even more, than Sexton has, yet have never shown signs of arrogance, narcissism, selfish disregard for others, or childish petulance.

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TI 1 hour ago

Johnny Sexton takes aim at BOD over 2020 on-air comments

Nah, always someone else's fault. Never his greatness'.

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TI 2 hours ago

Johnny Sexton takes aim at BOD over 2020 on-air comments

I fully agree with BOD's assessment of the situation. It was selfish and unprofessional of Sexton to behave that way, a behavior, that undermined his team mate and substitute.

One would think, that upon BOD's very soft-spoken criticism, Sexton would realize the error of his ways and would apologize, or at least admit his behavior was a mistake. But no, even after four years, the diva feels wronged.

And his misguided appeal to loyalty reveals a lot about his way of thinking. The best display of respect and loyalty is honesty. Presumably, in Sexton's view, loyalty means uncritical, unconditional devoutness, something an oriental despot would demand.

Sexton was one of the all time greats, but has often come across as rude, arrogant, and intolerable. Anecdotes like this one only solidify that image.

Always respected his skill, never liked the guy, and this is why.

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Big H 2 hours ago

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Bob Salad II 2 hours ago

The Borthwick message to England 14 days out from All Blacks game

Great to see so many of England’s likely starters having good games this weekend, chief among them being Ollie Lawrence who got POTM once again.

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GrahamVF 2 hours ago

Johnny Sexton takes aim at BOD over 2020 on-air comments

Narcissists are honest in their own estimation. They use their fake honesty to come across well. They also use situations to play their pitch. Perfect description of JS

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SM 3 hours ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

Tj ,Cane and a few others are the problem, never get dropped no matter how mediocre. How can Reiko start ahead of Proctor or any other center's going round at the moment 🤔

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SC 5 hours ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

Ireland are going to “eliminate” and “teach respect” to the All Blacks like they did in 2019 and 2023?

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SC 5 hours ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

France peaked in 2022 & 2023. They were crap in the Six Nations. The French clubs will work with the national team in RWC years but they will do no favours in the first three years of the cycle.

And to be honest, Ireland has peaked too and are getting old.

So I expect the All Blacks to beat Ireland. It’s the France test that will be most challenging, simply because it’s the third tough test on the road in three weeks.

Ireland’s golden generation missed the boat at RWC 2023. They will be strong for maybe one more season but they are an aging force.

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Bull Shark 5 hours ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

England has been talking up their team, but they’re 50% for the year.

I think France have been flying under the radar, I reckon they could be the top NH side next year.

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Bull Shark 5 hours ago

Cautious Robertson 'has to produce wins more than next generation players'

😜

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RedWarrior 6 hours ago