00:07Today we have taken part in a cooking challenge trying to make some pies. The lads have been
00:11doing an outstanding job. When the boys go out to New Zealand obviously they're a completely
00:15different time zone and the kickoffs over there in New Zealand mean that we are going to be
00:19watching our rugby around breakfast time. There are tens of thousands of pie and pipe kits that
00:25are going to be heading out and spreading out across the nation for a few lucky people.
00:30The following that England Rugby Union's got is immense and hopefully we can have an effect
00:35on this tournament that's going to make that even greater but I'm sure there's going to be
00:38plenty of people getting up in the morning.
00:40A nice pie to get up to support your country. I think it's a good thing from O2 to give
00:44back
00:45to the fans as well as supporting the team and I think the thing we can do as players is
00:49show our commitment as well.
00:51The first five players were cut going into this week and obviously we know this is where
00:56those spots are going to be filled and there's only 30 places on the plane and there's 40
01:00of us left here so it's all getting a little bit more heated and a little bit more intense.
01:04We're in the fifth week now, sixth week. We've got a game at the end of this week but
01:08we're not tailoring anything down. Still going to be hard work but we're looking forward to
01:12it. There's good camaraderie. It's competitive on the field but everyone's chilled off the field.
01:16I think that's what you want.
01:17Although it's been tough, it's been enjoyable. You're training with the best players in England.
01:22Obviously, not all of us can go to the tournament but we're all looking forward to it and hoping
01:27that we can get on that trip.
01:29The confidence is high, the banter's there. Everyone's working hard, everyone's tired
01:34but you get a good team spirit when you're together for so many weeks beforehand, working
01:38hard, everyone going in the same direction.
01:41The team is in a good place, I suppose, having come off the back of a Six Nations victory.
01:45We have to keep learning and performing and making sure that every game and match that
01:50we play, we keep improving and that's the key for it.
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