Rugby - Tournament - Ashton: "No pressure

Brian Ashton , the coach of the England XV, which some are already sacked whatever the outcome of the last match of the tournament against Ireland Saturday, admits not feeling any pressure at the edge of this meeting . He hoped the competition just finish on a good note, and also evokes tenure at the opening of Danny Cipriani, in place of Jonny Wilkinson. "Brian Ashton, a defeat you would have surely to the exit? I do not sense any pressure. Those who are around me, my family, my friends, the smell, but not me. I am perfectly happy with the way I function as a coach. I know that in this area, everything depends on the results (...). We won seven of our last eleven matches. It could have been worse. Although I am disappointed that he had won only two matches out of four in the tournament. Hopefully, this ends with a three out of five, to end on a good note. Your performance in Scotland (15-9 defeat March 8) was particularly dire ... I am delighted that this match was not not the last tournament. We now have the opportunity to say: "We are not going to finish this point." Nobody in this XV of the Rose, either the team or coaching, no one wants to live a repeat of what happened last Saturday. The atmosphere will be different. Coming back to Twickenham after seven weeks of absence. We have some fantastic supporters, who have followed during the World Cup and then in Italy and France. Some of these unfortunate we have even followed at Murrayfield. We were not competitive there. Everyone will wait for a big performance. Your decision to install Danny Cipriani at the expense of Jonny Wilkinson at the opening has caused much ink ... Was this the right time to offer him his first tenure 10, in a match surrounded by as much pressure? One aspect of the game in which Danny impressed me this season, was the authority that he displayed on the ground to organise its partners. This week, we have heard a lot in training, he was screaming on frames. You would have thought that a guy of 20 years in hiding. This was the reverse. Just this morning, he dealt with lazy. It is the players react. After setting game, it will need to do in the heat of battle. I am willing to bet that it will. "