'Rome wasn't built in a day' - Itoje on World Cup aims - video Dailymotion

Steve Borthwick & Maro Itoje insist preparation is key to achieving England's goal of winning the 2027 WC

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00:00we've been very clear in stating that our aim is to win the world cup in 27 as another a number of

00:09other nations will be saying the same we we are working towards it i think the team is progressing

00:15it's transitioned a lot since the last world cup over the last eight eighteen months and

00:21we have two years to continue to work exceptionally hard to be in the position to achieve that goal

00:27Our ambition is to do very well and win this tournament.

00:32That's definitely our goal, that's our aim, that's our objective.

00:36But to do that we know we have to make sure we get our preparation right.

00:41And the next two years leading to the World Cup is massive.

00:46I guess Rome wasn't built in a day,

00:49so we need to build throughout time

00:52and make sure that we're tracking in the right direction.