‘You don’t want to let him down’: How a rocket from Kevin Sinfield propelled England to victory

Freddie Steward reveals how England players were subjected to the hairdryer treatment following last month's humiliating defeat to Fiji

“When you go out there, part of it is you do it for him. You don’t want to see a guy like that who puts his heart and soul into us in his work with his defence feel let down. That’s what makes Kev such a good defence coach, he’s so inspiring.”

“Kev is big on covering each other’s backs. He wants a defensive unit that are going to work incredibly hard for each other and, when it goes wrong, cover up for each other. Inevitably, you can be as good a defender as you want as a 15 but there are going to be times where it doesn’t go to plan and that is where you get tested. That’s his main ethos.”“There were a fair amount to fix, weren’t there? The big message was we have to be better.

Both Steward and Sinfield made their comments with broad brushstrokes, and only the players know the extent of the detail or otherwise he is deploying.

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