Stuart Lancaster predicts England will prosper at Rugby World Cup

Stuart Lancaster is convinced England can win the World Cup despite presiding over a fourth successive runners-up finish in the RBS 6 Nations.

New admirers were won as the Red Rose valiantly set about reaching the 26-point victory target required against France to depose Ireland as champions, running in seven tries in a breathtaking climax to the tournament.

Once again they fell agonisingly short, their chaotic 55-35 triumph falling six points short of the required total.