England captain Courtney Lawes said Australia's pre-match 'smack' talk gave them the motivation they needed to beat the Wallabies 21-17 in Sydney on Saturday and clinch the three-test series.
Rugby Union - Premiership Play-Off Semi Final - Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints - Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, Britain - June 11, 2022 Northampton Saints' Courtney Lawes reacts Action Images/Craig BroughJuly 17 - England captain Courtney Lawes said Australia's pre-match "smack" talk gave them the motivation they needed to beat the Wallabies 21-17 in Sydney on Saturday and clinch the three-test series.
"They were talking smack about us," Lawes said. "We saw plenty of stuff in the press from their players and what they were saying - some people targeting and some people calling us Poms and what-not."It's all good fuel for our tank and any good team uses that as motivation, I think.
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