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Jeff Probyn: Red Roses boss John Mitchell’s crowd comment unhelpful

Jeff Probyn:

Sometimes, I really can’t understand why some coaches feel they have to play to the crowd and make a point that really should have no impact on how the game is played.
England Red Roses coach John Mitchell’s made the comment that ‘his team’ deserve to play in front of a large crowd throughout their games, particularly in this current World Cup where they are ranked as probable winners.
The question is; why raise the issue of crowd size when their first match in the contest against USA had already sold a record number of tickets at around 40,000 - roughly half Twickenham’s capacity - and sti...

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