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Sarries unhappy despite win
26 January 2009
The England captain made sure his squad knew how he felt before joining up with the national side's training camp.
Borthwick said: "We had a very, very honest meeting in which it was agreed that we were wasteful. In cricket you need to build an innings. We tried to do that but failed. So we are not the finished article by any means. Six wins from six is very good, but we are working hard to make sure we are less wasteful and more ruthless."
Borthwick also has concerns over the injury crisis swirling through the England camp as they prepare for three autumn Tests.
Julian White and Nick Easter suffered injuries in Saturday's action to add to existing worries.
Borthwick said: "I don't know the severity of our injuries but I do know the medical staff will be busy this week. So this will be a test of our squad because we need to start building a team immediately and not concern ourselves worrying too much about those guys who are missing."
Reflecting on the positives, he said: "One guy I hope will be there is Jonny Wilkinson whose game management for Toulon against us was superb. It's not just about his kicking it's Jonny's whole game which is excellent."
Meanwhile, Saracens rugby director Brendan Venter admitted: "We were really poor out there.
"We made it harder work than it should have been. We had opportunities in the first half that we butchered, and when you have opponents like Leeds, ready to scramble and fight for everything, you need to do better.
"I am not happy with that. Our discipline was disappointing and we need to play better than that. We did play some good rugby first half, but we didn't finish."
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