Rugby-England attempt to stay grounded after mauling of Wales


Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Wales v England - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - March 15, 2025 England head coach Steve Borthwick and attacking coach Richard Wigglesworth during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Ian Walton

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Steve Borthwick has never been a man to deliver dramatic post-match verdicts, either as England's captain or coach, but he must have been fighting the urge to punch the air after his team's 68-14 Six Nations thrashing of Wales on Saturday.

Instead, after a record-breaking 10-try demolition job that guaranteed England will finish in the top two for the first time since winning the title in 2020, he delivered the same poker-faced analysis he trotted out during his side's dispiriting run of defeats over the last year.

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