Sunday 21 February 2016 23:34, UK
Chris Robshaw has urged England to dispel any lingering ill-effects from the World Cup when they return to Twickenham to face Ireland on Saturday.
The Six Nations match at the home of English rugby will be their first since falling to a record 33-13 defeat to Australia in October.
Successive defeats to Wales and the Wallabies consigned the hosts to a dismal group exit from the tournament, with the fallout leading to the removal of Stuart Lancaster and the appointment of Eddie Jones.
His spell in charge has begun with back-to-back victories over Scotland and Italy in the opening two rounds of the Six Nations and Harlequins flanker Robshaw has urged his team-mates to ensure they put their World Cup disappointment behind them.
"Of course, whenever you speak about the World Cup, it will always be a big part of you and you'll always remember what happened," he said.
"But in terms of playing for England, you go out there fresh every game. It's a new game, it's a new tournament and if you allow that World Cup to hang over you, it's going to affect you.
"It's always going to be a big part of what myself and the other players went through, but it's about moving forward - hopefully with a new way of playing."
Robshaw, who was replaced by Dylan Hartley as captain as a result of their disappointing World Cup, feels England need to add consistency to their game in order to reward their supporters.
"We've had our moments and the way we've played over the last couple of years, we've had some fantastic results, but we've also had some bad ones," added Robshaw.
"The World Cup was pretty tough and went against us, but I don't think we've had a succession of bad games.
"We've generally played pretty well, pretty well again, then had a dip and then played well again.
"For us now, it's about building that consistency and rewarding the fans. If you look back even to last year in the Six Nations, we played pretty well, had a bad game against Ireland then finished phenomenally well against France.
"We've got to do that game on game and not having a dip. That's been the important part for us in the last two weeks - making sure we focus and keep building, so that we don't have any dips.
Whenever you speak about the World Cup, it will always be a big part of you and you'll always remember what happened.
"I think the fans will be excited about seeing England back playing at Twickenham. It's a fantastic venue.
"The World Cup - I don't think we've ever experienced support and noise levels quite like it - from getting off the bus initially to going into the stadium, to running out for the national anthem, warming up and playing.
"People we speak to are so excited about this Six Nations, seeing England playing at Twickenham and going to watch games there.
"Hopefully we can build on our first two games and make sure our first display at Twickenham shows the crowd how we want to play."
