Flood calls for unity ahead of Le Crunch

TOBY FLOOD has urged his England teammates to start taking responsibility for their actions off the field and pull together on it to strengthen their bid for World Cup glory.

The Leicester fly-half was joined by Shontayne Hape in providing an insight into the disappointment some England players feel about the recent headline-grabbing controversies.

Mark Cueto yesterday launched a vehement defence of England’s conduct and blamed the media for making a “mountain out of a molehill”.