England's finish 'unacceptable' - RFU boss

England's fourth successive Six Nations runners-up finish is unacceptable but Stuart Lancaster's side can still triumph at the World Cup on home soil, Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie said.


England finished behind Ireland by a difference of six points despite a thrilling 55-35 victory over France at Twickenham on Saturday.


"Four years as runners-up is not acceptable and we are not happy with how that came about," Ritchie said.


"If you go back through history, bearing in mind a lot of things, we should be, as a country, winning more in terms of Grand Slams, Six Natio…