{"id":290361,"date":"2023-09-11T21:35:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290361"},"modified":"2023-09-11T21:35:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:35:47","slug":"kevin-sinfield-had-a-rocket-talk-on-tackling-with-the-england-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/rugby-union\/kevin-sinfield-had-a-rocket-talk-on-tackling-with-the-england-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Sinfield had a &apos;rocket&apos; talk on tackling with the England squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Kevin Sinfield&#8217;s &#8216;ROCKET&#8217; talk on tackling helped 14-men England surge to victory against Argentina but the Roses coach insists they won&#8217;t get carried away<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kevin Sinfield&#8217;s defensive tactics helped England beat Argentina on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The defence coach held stern talks with the team before the tournament<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sinfield credited England&#8217;s players for beating Argentina with 14-men\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England&#8217;s stirring defensive revival against Argentina last Saturday was inspired by \u2018rocket\u2019 man Kevin Sinfield, who delivered some stark home truths to the squad after their capitulation against Fiji two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The cross-code defence guru and his players endured some fierce criticism after a grim tally of 27 missed tackles contributed to a shock defeat at Twickenham in the last World Cup warm-up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sinfield responded by delivering a blunt post-mortem verdict which paved the way for a dramatic turn-around in the 27-10 Pool D victory over the Pumas on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>While official data suggested England missed 23 tackles in their tournament opener, they were utterly transformed; delivering a thunderous onslaught with 14 men which reduced their South American opponents to a state of near disarray.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, English defenders hunted down rival ball-carriers with relentless intensity and savage force in contact. It was a collective, 80-minute demonstration of sustained aggression which underpinned a heartening win.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306427-12505923-image-a-15_1694459499117.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Sinfield helped oversee England&#8217;s opening Rugby World Cup win over Argentina<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306425-12505923-image-a-16_1694459501800.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England managed an impressive victory against Argentina despite being reduced to 14-men<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306429-12505923-image-a-17_1694459511872.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England players finally had smiles on their faces after torrid warm-up preparations for the World Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306825-12505923-image-a-23_1694460254795.jpg\" height=\"361\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England were deflated after World Cup warm-up defeat against Fiji at Twickenham<\/p>\n<p>Full-back Freddie Steward has revealed how the harsh but essential talk from Sinfield in the aftermath of the Fiji debacle had the desired effect.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We got a bit of a rocket after that game,\u2019 he said. \u2018There were no complaints about that, it needed to happen. We had a very thorough review, which we needed, and I think we reaped the benefits. It was necessary for that to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s what makes Kev such a good defence coach; he\u2019s so inspiring. He motivates us so much and he\u2019s the sort of bloke you don\u2019t want to let down. That\u2019s testament to him as a bloke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you go out there, part of it is you do it for him. You don\u2019t want to see a guy like that who puts his heart and soul into us in his work with his defence feel let down.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The defence was phenomenal. Against a very good outfit, it was no mean feat to keep them out until the end as we did there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sinfield admitted that \u2018there was a fair amount to fix\u2019 after the Fiji defeat. He said: \u2018The big message was, \u201cWe have to be better. We\u2019re not showing what we\u2019re doing in training, it\u2019s not transferring\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The boys have been excellent. I\u2019ve really enjoyed working with them, but we\u2019d not seen the transfer. Thankfully we started to see some of that on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s one game for us. We understand that throughout August, we were poor over four games. We certainly won\u2019t get carried away. We were pretty balanced in how we handled those four games. We\u2019ll continue to be balanced now.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306445-12505923-image-a-19_1694459533244.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Sinfield (right) came into the England set-up alongside new head coach Steve Borthwick (left)<\/p>\n<p>One of the issues cited by Sinfield in his assessment of the previous defensive shortcomings was the need to weld together and unify players from several clubs. \u2018It takes time to get them on the same page,\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It takes them to understand each other and how their games fit together. We\u2019ve worked particularly hard on that. You\u2019ve got to defend for the guy next to you and understand and have some trust that he\u2019s going to be there for you. We showed some of that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The third-minute dismissal of Tom Curry \u2013 whose yellow card for a dangerous tackle was later upgraded to red \u2013 left England in a dire predicament; reduced to 14 men for vast majority of the match against powerful rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a statement of defiance as they held the line and repelled the Pumas until Michael Cheika\u2019s side snatched a late, face-saving try, when the game was long since up.<\/p>\n<p>Sinfield acknowledged that the recent pattern of England being hampered by regular red and yellow cards has to be rectified, as they cannot keep summoning up backs-to-the-wall heroism in adversity. He would prefer them to be at full strength and engaged in a fair fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is clearly more difficult to do that (defend) with 14 men on the field,\u2019 he said. \u2018We have had to do that four times out of the last six. I thought we handled it really well, but I don\u2019t want us to keep handling that. None of us do. We are a better team with 15 on the field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306855-12505923-image-a-24_1694460352599.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England full-back Freddie Steward (pictured) has revealed how the harsh but essential talk from Sinfield in the aftermath of the Fiji debacle had the desired effect<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306465-12505923-image-m-22_1694460000442.jpg\" height=\"483\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sinfield admitted it was a &#8216;disappointment&#8217; for England to have Tom Curry (middle left) sent off for this tackle against Argentina<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/20\/75306469-12505923-image-a-21_1694459582829.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England will be able to include Billy Vunipola (left) in their next game after serving his ban<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The back row is the heartbeat of the defence and to lose Tom, after the work he has put in, was tough for us. We knew he was going to have a big game from the way he trained and the influence he had on the group. We are all disappointed for him.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While one England back-rower is in danger of being ruled out of Sunday\u2019s second pool fixture, against Japan in Nice, Billy Vunipola is now available again after serving a ban for his high tackle against Ireland in Dublin last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sinfield over-saw the No 8\u2019s \u2018tackle school\u2019 lessons as part of his sanction, but warned that it is not a guaranteed means of preventing re-offending.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018People expect it just to be fixed because they have gone through tackle school,\u2019 he said. \u2018But just because you do a speed awareness course, doesn\u2019t mean you are never going to speed again. These guys are humans and will make mistakes. We will continue to mitigate that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12505923\/Kevin-Sinfield-england-rugby-world-cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Sinfield&#8217;s &#8216;ROCKET&#8217; talk on tackling helped 14-men England surge to victory against Argentina but the Roses coach insists they won&#8217;t get carried away Kevin Sinfield&#8217;s defensive tactics helped England beat Argentina on Saturday The defence coach held stern talks with the team before the tournament Sinfield credited England&#8217;s players for beating Argentina with 14-men\u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kevin Sinfield had a &amp;apos;rocket&amp;apos; 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