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I 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
The boys are gutted...It was a tough game but I give credit to England. They were good today and took their opportunities."
Wales captain Jac Morgan echoed Sherratt's comments by saying
There's no point in saying we lack power,
said SherrattThey'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 addedHe's a great player, a great lad,
he said of the Northampton tyro
We'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 said
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 reportersThere’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 saidHappy with five points, we probably needed a bit more points difference,
Sheehan told ITVWe're at the end of a Six Nations, the system has been in place since the start,
Alldritt told reporters on FridayWe've progressed little by little. We've matured, become more consistent and I hope we'll prove that once again on Saturday night."
The No 8 added
This team has been through a lot and it is an unbelievable feeling to give that, not just to ourselves and each other but the fans as well,
said man of the match England flanker Ben Curry
It'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 saidI used to have to sit between my mum and dad to split them up,
the man they call Jockey chuckles