Jamie George: England hooker issues an apology to fans after record Six Nations Twickenham defeat to France

England hooker Jamie George has apologised to fans after the Red Rose fell to a record Twickenham defeat to France in the Six Nations.

France put England to the sword on Saturday, running in seven tries in a comprehensive 53-10 victory.

George apologises to fans

The win keeps Fabien Galthie’s charges in the running for the Six Nations title and reinforces their status as one of the leading contenders for the Rugby World Cup.

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Supporters reacted to their side’s performance by streaming out of the ground before the final whistle. Some even booed the players, much like last November when the then-Eddie Jones led side succumbed to a heavy defeat to South Africa. 

Commenting after the game, George was eager to apologise to the fans for the team’s performance and added that an immediate response is needed.

“Fans leaving early is tough to take because I can relate to that – I’m a fan myself,” the veteran hooker said.

“I want to apologise because I’m one of them, really. I would be gutted if I’d turned up to Twickenham to see an England team play like that.

“We are sorry, and we need to make sure that we get better and learn from this experience because it’s clear we have a long way to go.

“We haven’t been good enough for the England fans for a little while now, and I can relate to what they’re feeling.

“But what I’d like to say to them is please stick with us because we’re going to fight, and we’re going to scrap to make sure we’re a significantly better team going forward. Hopefully, we don’t disappoint them like that again.

Didn’t turn up

“We didn’t turn up against the second-best team in the world. It isn’t panic stations by any means, but there needs to be some conversations about how we move on from this.

“You’ve got two options when you have a result like this – you can roll over and throw your toys out the pram, or you can learn why it happened and what you need to do to fix it.

“We’re hurting, and we never want to feel like this again. You want to make sure we learn and get better because it’s a big six months now.”

🗣️“We had the plan to try and mitigate against the power and try and take some of that away and play a different way against them.” #GuinnessSixNations

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Owen Farrell dissects the defeat to France.

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The result gives France a chance of retaining the Six Nations title on Super Saturday, but they will need a favour from England, who front up against the unbeaten Ireland side chasing a Grand Slam.

Andy Farrell’s side underlined their title credentials by claiming an impressive 22-7 win over Scotland at Murrayfield. 

The final round of the Six Nations sees all three games taking place on Saturday, March 18. Scotland and Italy kick off the day’s action at Murrayfield, with France hosting Wales in Paris soon after. The Championship’s final game sees Ireland host England at the Aviva Stadium. 

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