Delighted: Stuart Lancaster
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England coach Stuart Lancaster stated that he was "very proud" of his players after their stunning victory over New Zealand at Twickenham.
Brad Barritt, Chris Ashton and Manu Tuilagi all touched down in the second half to give England a resounding 38-21 win over the world champions.
"I'm a very proud England coach tonight," said Lancaster.
"The performance was exactly what we hoped for and to do it against a world-class team is great.
"I'm chuffed for the players - they are the ones who have put the hard work in and that self-belief will serve us well for the future.
"We've tried in instil a no-fear mentality - sometimes it comes off and sometimes it doesn't, but to build that 15-0 lead today was excellent. Half-time we were composed but the All Blacks are a championship team and came back strong.
"Our defence was outstanding. We forced them into errors and not many teams do that."
"Chris [Robshaw] said that when we turn up to the Six Nations we want to be playing at this level.
"It's brilliant to get this result today but we have to back up our performances. That's our next step, but we'll enjoy the moment also."
Defence coach Andy Farrell praised England's young squad for coping with the criticism sent their way over the last couple of weeks.
"When you get a young group together we always talk about the journey, but this young group have taken a lot of pressure and been fearless," said Farrell.
"In the SIx Nations there was nothing to lose and now you're up against the best teams in the world and taking a bit of stick and having to deal with pressure.
"Today they turned that pressure into a performance that everyone in the country will be proud of."
Comments
hellovanite says...
Good on you Stuart and good on you England, very well played, we'll get you next year...
Posted 07:04 03rd December 2012
paulynz says...
@trianglechoke
Apologies. I thought you were a NH fan being sarcastic. I've since seen that you're an All Black fan and not feeling so great at the loss.
Posted 03:34 03rd December 2012
paulynz says...
@trianglechoke
See you again in ten years time. Signed: enjoy your moment but don't get too carried away kiwi
Posted 21:31 02nd December 2012
trianglechoke says...
Lancaster is a great coach...I think the answer is yes he's a better coach that Martin!
England should not be underestimated ever again ! signed heart broken kiwi !
Posted 15:26 02nd December 2012
RugbyNut says...
Wow!
Posted 23:31 01st December 2012
Ben7 says...
@isograford
NZ had admitted to recovering from the bug a few days ago
Posted 23:18 01st December 2012
Waz4before says...
The coaching team needed this as much as the players, you can't coach in self-belief and confidence - just ask Wales! Now Stuart, about those two previous results ....
Posted 22:34 01st December 2012
alanatleeds says...
England's victory was so clinical that not even Sir Clive (golden generation general) Woodward has yet managed to come up with some destructive criticism!
Posted 20:53 01st December 2012
Ramm83 says...
@losgraford - why not just say we deserved to win and had nothing to do with your season or a tummy bug... How about giving proper props
Posted 20:04 01st December 2012
Ramm83 says...
@losgraford - why not just say we deserved to win and had nothing to do with your season or a tummy bug... How about giving proper props
Posted 20:04 01st December 2012
Philly says...
Enjoy it "Stewie", remember it only comes around once every ten years.....
Posted 19:01 01st December 2012
Isograford says...
Dont think a single fellow Kiwi believed me when i said England would win this game.
Playing at home, against a illness affected All Blacks at the end of a ridiculously long season, they had every chance, and they took it. Props to them.
Posted 18:58 01st December 2012
bigb6969 says...
One swallow has made the summer.
(Although NZ winning a cricket test this week was all it took for me to start taking interest in cricket again.)
Posted 18:39 01st December 2012
ArmchairGeneral says...
Good point Lancaster: "Our defence was outstanding. We forced them into errors and not many teams do that." No mention of decision making but it was good today.
Posted 18:27 01st December 2012