Johnson has no regrets over night out

ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson insists he would not start locking his team in their hotel following reports about a night out in Queenstown.

Johnson gave his squad time off to have a drink and “relieve the pressure” of the World Cup last Sunday night after Mike Tindall had captained England to a 13-9 victory over Argentina.

Some of the squad visited a bar which was hosting a “Mad Midget Weekender”. Johnson stated before the team left for New Zealand that he would not be imposing drinking bans on the squad, and stuck by that decision yesterday.

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