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Jamie George apologised to England fans after the record-breaking rout at the hands of France, admitting he understood why thousands of them left Twickenham early in disgust.
The Saracens hooker is one of the national team’s senior statesmen and is known for his honesty in adversity.
And sure enough, the 32-year-old did not seek to make any excuses for the hammering, instead offering a blunt and damning assessment along with a profound statement of contrition.
Asked about the mass walk-out by a large section of the crowd while the game was still going on, George said: ‘It’s tough to take because I can relate to that. I’m a fan myself and to hear that is really tough.
‘We haven’t been good enough for the England fans for a little while and I can relate to what they are feeling, but what I’d like to say is please stick with us. Hopefully we don’t disappoint them like that again.
Jamie George has apologised to fans following England's dismal display against France
The fans at Twickenham left the stadium early in disgust at the performance of the team
‘I want to apologise because I’m one of them really. I’d be gutted if I’d turned up to Twickenham and seen an England team play like that. We are sorry and we need to make sure we get better and learn from this experience, because it’s clear we have a long way to go.’
England will conduct an urgent and forensic inquest into what went wrong against the world’s No 2-ranked team, knowing that they have just a handful of days to rectify their problems before visiting No 1-ranked Ireland.
George acknowledged that their feeble performance against the French will be horrible to
