LONDON : England captain Jamie George has urged his team to show the "courage" to play for 80 minutes when they face Australia on Saturday after a hat-trick of defeats to New Zealand where they effectively stopped attacking in the latter stages.
Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - England Captain's Run - Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London, Britain - November 8, 2024 England's Jamie George during training Action Images via Reuters/Cat GorynLONDON : England captain Jamie George has urged his team to show the"courage" to play for 80 minutes when they face Australia on Saturday after a hat-trick of defeats to New Zealand where they effectively stopped attacking in the latter stages.
"We're going to want to go out and play with courage and be brave and take teams on and never sit back," he told reporters. After seeing George Ford's late penalty hit a post and then his drop-goal sail wide in a thrilling finale last week, the Twickenham crowd were in forgiving mood, but there will be no such understanding of any repeat of coach Steve Borthwick's"we're a young team who are developing" mantra should things go wrong on Saturday.
George, however, says that the players and coaches have not allowed themselves to think that way."I try to take as much of that context out of it," he said. "If you worry about that expectation too much and start sitting back and being fearful of failure rather than going out there and taking teams on... we will take Australia on on Saturday, that has been the message all week."
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