Shaun Wane, the head coach of England, claimed that his team’s performance against Samoa in the series’ opening game “wouldn’t trouble” world champions Australia.

Wane’s team scored six tries to win 34-18 at the Brick Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon, proving to be far too formidable for the Samoans.

 

As exacting as ever, Wane, however, indicated that his England team still had work to do to put on a show that would cause problems for the Kangaroos.

Wane responded, “If I’m being honest, we need to be better,” when asked to describe his team’s performance. Australia wouldn’t be bothered by such performance.

As a team, staff, and players, we are aware of what needs to be fixed. We need to improve, even though it sounds strange after a result like this. I don’t wish to offend Samoa. They will also say the same thing. We’re examining ways to get better.

With three tries in each half, England took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series ahead of their meeting in Leeds next Saturday, led by an authoritative performance from skipper George Williams.

With players like Junior Nsemba and Liam Marshall in the running to join the team, Wane maintained that there was still room for England to make several changes to his squad for that match at Headingley.

Regarding the players who were excluded, Wane stated: “Everyone has an opportunity to return.” When I return to the hotel, I’ll watch the game and decide which players to pick. Some of those were quite close calls.

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