Steve Borthwick’s side made a litany of errors in their unconvincing World Cup victory over a spirited Samoa side
And just when you thought it was safe to come out from behind the sofa. Steve Borthwick’s England had the misfortune to finally run into a team in some sort of form in Lille on Saturday, and the hard-won gains they had made over the course of the tournament seemed to slip right back away from them again.
All of a sudden, they looked like the same dull and lumpen lot who went down to Fiji in a warm-up game before the tournament. Samoa almost made it a double. They had never got within eight points of beating England before, but it took a 73rd-minute try to stop them winning this time.
Written by Andy Bull at the Stade Pierre Mauroy
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/oct/07/owen-farrells-go-slow-kick-sums-up-englands-worst-display-so-far under the title “Owen Farrell’s go-slow kick sums up England’s worst display so far | Andy Bull”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
