Quotes
Andy’s got some brilliantly tough decisions to make because there's so many good players around,
Borthwick said
This is a great group of players,
head coach Borthwick beamed post-matchIt’s everyone's dream, isn't it
the 24-year-old said of the prospect of a trip Down UnderI'm really hopeful with the next group it's not rare,
he saidI just spoke to Steve Borthwick on the field after [the match],
said Sherratt
We had a great mixture of our attacking game and our kicking game. And then we wanted to move the ball. That’s a good blueprint to push forward with,
Northampton scrum-half Mitchell said
Fin’s a classy operator. I’m always still shocked that he’s only 22-years-old. He’s been quality for Saints for a couple of years now,
Mitchell said
Maybe I’ll start singing ‘The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond,’
England captain Maro Itoje said — referring to a Scottish folk song — when asked what he’ll be doing during the France-Scotland game
They're good lads. I think they just need some support. There's going to be some fresh appointments. Today is disappointing. It's devastating for the players."
The 47-year-old Englishman added
There's no point in saying we lack power,
said SherrattHe's a great player, a great lad,
he said of the Northampton tyro
The team's been progressing. It's a young and evolving team and we challenged them to go out and play with this attitude. We wanted to play big and they did exactly that,
Borthwick told reportersWe've been building towards this and in each game we've shown a different side of us and we're just happy to finish it well,
he saidThe players are gutted. It was a tough game. Give credit to England, they’ve been good,
a rueful Sherratt said following his final game in charge before Wales appoint a permanent coachThere’s no point going into any detail. More for the players if I’m honest. I’ve been here three weeks, so it’s not about me. It’s them I feel for,
Sherratt saidMaybe as a nation we need to have better ball movement,
Sherratt saidI think the team is progressing,
Borthwick addedIt's absolutely nothing."
His Beeb colleague Jonathan Davies shut down the notion that there was anything sinister about the incident, adding
This is Curry and Nicky Smith and then Aaron Wainwright took exception to that..."
As the referee told off both sets of players, BBC commentator Andrew Cotter explained the incidentWhenever you play Wales, but particularly in Cardiff, you need to be aggressive,
Itoje said