Steve Borthwick has blamed England’s continuing poor results on his team’s relative lack of experience but says he was proud of his players for fighting back to earn a late losing bonus point. England have been beaten in seven of their last nine Tests and must now face an in-form France at Twickenham on Saturday.
From 10-5 up at half-time, England found themselves 27-10 down before two late tries put a gloss on the final scoreline. Once again the opposing bench had significantly more second-half impact and, having started promisingly, Borthwick’s side proved unable to last the pace.
