England coach Brian McDermott blamed a lack of flow during the second half against PNG on Friday night as the reason his side failed to win by a big margin.
England coach Brian McDermott stated that his team is likely eliminated from the World Cup after a 34-12 victory over Papua New Guinea in Wollongong. Needing at least a 50-point win to keep qualification hopes realistic, England led 22-0 early but went scoreless for 50 minutes. McDermott blamed the stop-start nature and lack of game flow in the second half for disrupting their scoring momentum.
England now requires Tonga to defeat Samoa by 47 points or more on Sunday to advance to the semi-finals. Despite facing an imminent early tournament exit, off-contract head coach McDermott expressed his desire to stay in charge and establish a strategic four-year plan ahead of the next World Cup.
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