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England may have some chinks in their armour - McKee

Saturday, September 19 2015 by SNTV
  • Fiji coach John McKee believes "the real pressure is on England" ahead of their 2015 Rugby World Cup opener at Twickenham on Friday.

    Script: SOUNDBITE: (English) John McKee, Fiji head coach:

    (Q: You are underdogs, does that mean you can relax into your game?)

    "Look in terms of pressure I think there will be a lot of pressure on England, their expectations of performance in the tournament and the expectations of their supporters. For us we know the massive challenges ahead of us and we can rise to the challenge I believe. With that comes a little less pressure, there is pressure because it is an international game, there is pressure because it is the opening game of the World Cup, but I think really the real pressure is on England and for us, it's everything to gain through our performance

    SOUNDBITE: (English) John McKee, Fiji head coach:

    (Q: What weaknesses can you see in England?)

    "We've had a good look at England over a number of competitions now and we recognise that they're a very good side, a very good team, very good players across the board and they've got a lot of strengths, but maybe there are some chinks in their armour, I don't think really I can discuss that here, we will keep that up our sleeve and see if some things come off for us tomorrow."

    SOUNDBITE: (English) John McKee, Fiji head coach:

    (Q: Fiji have lost their last five games against England, does that have any bearing?

    "Whatever has happened in the past playing against England, it's not really relevant to this group. This group here, we've worked very hard over eighteen months to build our squad for the Rugby World Cup, we've had a very good preparation, so, you know, it's all on tomorrow. It's a new group, it's a new preparation, it's a different style of play, so we'll see tomorrow."

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