In the far off days when England were a Six Nations force, observers questioned whether also-ran teams deserved their place in rugby’s greatest championship.
Italy, with their glacial pace of progress, obviously copped it. As did Scotland after England denied them a single point on their home patch at Murrayfield one year.
So what are we to make of England, rugby’s richest and best resourced nation, after losing more games than they won for a THIRD straight year?
