Sir Clive Woodward has urged Ben Earl to do his talking on the pitch rather than in the media following England’s dramatic victory over Ireland at Twickenham.
Writing in his Daily Mail column, Woodward said: “I didn’t like seeing a number of them hit back at the media in post-match interviews.
“Ben Earl was one to criticise the coverage England received after their Scotland defeat. That’s not what champion teams or champion individuals do. They should ignore the media or just see criticism as positive feedback like I did.
“Earl’s comments that ‘apparently we are the worst England team ever’ and ‘we have done pretty well for that accolade’ were not needed and detracted from the team’s performance and his own, which was outstanding.
“I don’t think anyone in the press called England’s current crop the worst in the country’s history!”
