England have crumbled under the pressure of defending their Six Nations title and if they are to develop into a world-class rugby side they must learn to embrace the tag of favourites, former coach Clive Woodward has said.
England stormed to the Six Nations title last year but have suffered shock defeats in two of their three matches this time around, to Scotland and Wales.Woodward pointed to how Eddie Jones' side famously upset New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup having lost 15 of their previous 16 clashes with the All-Blacks, and said they needed to produce such performances against weaker opposition.
"They take their performance to another level when the pressure is on. What England must do is learn to flourish as favourites.
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