The world is impressed, but not totally convinced, by the England rugby team after their 40-point thrashing of Scotland at Twickenham brought them level with an All Black record. With the Vern Cotter-coached Scottish side falling well short of preventing England equalling the All Blacks' record, it is now up to Joe Schmidt's Ireland to protect New Zealand's honour. "(England coach Eddie) Jones himself admitted there was still a gap between the All Blacks and his second-ranked England. Long time England centre Will Greenwood described England as "brutal" and cricketer Stuart Broad bounced in, saying England had a rugby team to be "very proud of". — Will Greenwood (@WillGreenwood) March 11, 2017We really do have a national rugby team to be very proud of!

Source: New Zealand Herald March 12, 2017 03:22 UTC