Six Nations 2024: England need a different mindset in the competition

England need to approach the Six Nations with a different mindset to improve their results, says head coach Steve Borthwick. England, who finished fourth in the last campaign, have not won the tournament since 2020. However, Borthwick’s team finished third at the World Cup, losing to South Africa by only one point in the semi-finals.

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“The team is very aware that we have not competed in the Six Nations for some time, Borthwick said. We want England to have a different mindset, a different approach to the game and the tournament. We will approach our camp in Girona differently.”

We are taking a different approach because we want different results from previous tournaments. The World Cup semi-finalists have made a slow start to recent campaigns, failing to win their first Six Nations match since beating Ireland in 2019.

Last year, England were defeated by Scotland at Twickenham 29-23, their third defeat in a row to Gregor Townsend’s side in the first match. Their first match of next month’s Six Nations is away to Italy on February 3.

England’s Six Nations Focus: Hitting the Ground Running in Rome

There had been a lot of talk about England before the tournament in the past, but then England had not yet achieved success, Borthwick added. Our intention is to hit the ground running in Rome in the way we want, with the intensity we want, which, again, England have not done in recent years.

Sometimes we weren’t in that tournament and ended up in that first game. England host Wales on February 10 in the second match, followed by a trip to Murray field on February 24. They will then play Ireland at Twickenham on 9 March and finally travel to France on 16 March, the final weekend of the competition.

It means Borthwick’s side avoid facing Grand Slam champions Ireland and last season’s runners-up France until the final two weekends. He said Ireland and France were the dominant teams and everyone is trying to compete with those two teams.

I hope we learned a lot from the Pharrell situation. Hooker Jamie George has named England’s Six Nations captain in the absence of Saracens teammate Owen Farrell. Farrell, who will leave Saracens to join Racing 92 in July, it confirmed on Monday, has been England captain since 2019 but has ruled himself out of the tournament to prioritize the mental well-being of himself and his family.

Chris Farrell: Stepping Up Amidst Controversy for Six Nations 2024

The 32-year-old midfielder missed his side’s first two World Cup games against Argentina and Japan after he had his red card reinstated, which initially overturned, a process his father, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell, described as absolutely disgusting.

An English prostitute who described herself as a close friend of Farrell hopes lessons can learned from the way he treated. When you have a weekend to go and think about something, the obvious thing to do is go and look at both sides of the coin, George said. You can also read Six Nations 2024: The challenges facing Steve Borthwick’s England.

And for me there are a lot of advantages in this. This is the greatest achievement of my life. Taking the field in Rome will be one of the best moments I will ever experience. And I felt like it was a decision that I would have turned down for other reasons, I would have absolutely regretted because I’m at a good point in my career to step up and take this on.

“I’m very aware of what could happen next, but at the same time I also hope that we’ve learned a lot of lessons from the Owen situation.”

Six Nations 2024: Warren Gatland insists young Wales can win title

Warren Gatland has warned the rest of the Six Nations to write Wales off at their peril and believes his youngsters are good enough to win the title. Wales have finished fifth in the last two years, winning just two of their last 11 league games.

And head coach Gatland forced to select one of the youngest teams of his career following retirements, transfers and injuries to key players. But asked if Wales could win the Six Nations, he said: Absolutely.

Speaking at the launch of the competition in Dublin, Gatland added: This is my 17th appearance in the Six Nations, so I’ve been here for a while and we’ve seen in the past how important this tournament is. This is a great event. Our first game is at home against Scotland. If we win it, we can safely go to Twickenham, where England are in a similar position to us, making changes.

“The third game will be against Ireland in Dublin with the potential to play for the Triple Crown and be all set.”

Gatland’s Challenge: Navigating Wales Through a Transition Period

Gatland, 60, is the tournament’s most experienced coach, having started with Ireland before winning four titles – most recently in 2019 – during his first spell with Wales. But while his return for a second stint failed to lift Wales last season, he may face a tougher task this season given the lack of players.

Due to injury, Jacques Morgan, Taulupe Faletau and Dewey Lake are missing from his World Cup squad, the likes of Gareth Anscombe, Liam Williams and Louis Rees-Zammit are unavailable due to retirements from Welsh rugby, and Dan Biggar and Leigh Halfpenny ended their career.

This means Dafydd Jenkins will become Wales’ youngest captain since Gareth Edwards in 1968. But Gatland insists there are positives to the new generation of players emerging at regional level as the domestic game faces steep budget cuts.

Despite the doom and gloom, I am encouraged by the young people we have and what we can potentially achieve, he said. We have five new internationals and eight players who have never played in the Six Nations, but I see this as a period of real opportunity for all of Welsh rugby to reset. These young men have benefited enormously from being exposed over the past few months and the national team will benefit from it.

“We will work hard and be organized for this first game and if you win this, the confidence and self-belief that comes with it means you can do well in this tournament.”

Wales squad for 2024 Six Nations

Forwards: Corey Domachowski, Kemsley Mathias, Gareth Thomas, Elliot Dee, Ryan Elias, Evan Lloyd, Keiron Assiratti, Leon Brown, Archie Griffin, Adam Beard, Dafydd Jenkins, Will Rowlands, Teddy Williams, Taine Basham, James Botham, Alex Mann, Mackenzie Martin, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright.

Backs: Gareth Davies, Kieran Hardy, Tomos Williams, Sam Costelow, Cai Evans, Ioan Lloyd, Mason Grady, George North, Joe Roberts, Nick Tompkins, Owen Watkin, Josh Adams, Rio Dyer, Tom Rogers, Cameron Winnett.

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