LONDON - Coach Wayne Bennett says a lack of self-belief is preventing England from competing with Australia and New Zealand, the world's leading international rugby league teams. England, or Great Britain as they were known, have not won the Rugby League World Cup since 1972 and it is more than 10 years since they last beat Australia. "They have to recognise what is beating them," said Bennett, who saw England open the tournament with a 17-16 loss to New Zealand. "They have got to fix it in their daily habits and they have got 12 months before the World Cup to fix it. But Bennett, in his first tournament as England coach, was adamant his side were not that far adrift of their Antipodean rivals.

Source: Bangkok Post November 14, 2016 12:33 UTC