Bill Sweeney

“After a 12-match winning run, these past three results have been hugely disappointing, and we feel that just as much as everyone else.”

“Steve and his coaching team are working tirelessly to make improvements, and we remain fully committed to supporting them and the players as they face France this weekend and then look ahead to the Nations Championship.”

“Part of that support is being open about what hasn't gone right during this Six Nations and making sure everyone has a clear sense of how we move through those challenges together. That's something we'll be talking through and working on in the days and weeks ahead.”

“We will work together to understand and rectify why we have been unable to meet the expectations and anticipation going into these games.”

“England fans rightly expect a team that learns and grows through adversity, and we're confident this group will do everything they can to deliver that.”

“He is under contract to the 2027 World Cup. We're not in a dialogue, we're not in a discussion with him at the present. We're going through the review now and our primary focus is to support that coaching team and take them forward. The primary focus is to get to the bottom of the issues, and clearly there are some.”

“I see the outcome being for us to make sure we have got the right support mechanisms in place to address that, and support Steve to get that right, going forward.”

“No one was more disappointed than we were in the Six Nations. There was a lot of expectation going in, coming off a run which was really strong. That was not how we expected it to go.”

“After a 12 match winning run, these past three results have been hugely disappointing, and we feel that just as much as everyone else.”

“Steve and his coaching team are working tirelessly to make improvements, and we remain fully committed to supporting them and the players as they face France this weekend and then look ahead to the Nations Championship.”