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COACHING MATTERS
This Is England
A
Steve McNamara says England¹s switch of
training base to St George¹s Park will give them a
stronger identity - and a better chance of beating
New Zealand.
fter England’s
agonising Four
Nations
campaign last
year, in which they
missed out on the final due
to narrow defeats against
Australia and New Zealand,
thoughts immediately
turned to the international
series against New Zealand
this autumn.
It became clear that the
national side required a
renewed sense of purpose if
they are to beat the Kiwis –
the world’s top-ranked
international team who
defeated England in the semifinals of the World Cup on
these shores two years ago.