By Adam Hathaway
Kevin Sinfield has hit back at critics of England’s style of play, declaring they are in it to win it after a year of near misses.
The assistant coach watched from the stands as Steve Borthwick’s side lost seven out of 12 last year including a run of agonisingly close reverses.
Of England’s last 19 games, 15 have finished with a margin of seven points or fewer and the Red Rosers made a habit of coming off second best in tight games.
They bucked the trend with two single-point wins in rounds two and three of the current Six Nations beating France 26-25 and Scotland 16-15 to ...
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