England’s players must embrace Rugby World Cup home advantage | Sean Ingle

Research shows playing at home lifts players’ confidence levels while stress levels are lower and less variableTo judge by the five-star reviews on TripAdvisor, you would not expect guests to find a single speck of the Pennyhill Park hotel to be grim. The restaurant is Michelin-starred. There is a choice of six pillow types. Some bathrooms have Jacuzzis that take eight people. Yet when England’s 50-man training squad for the Rugby World Cup gather at their purpose-built gym at the hotel on Monday, a “grim” experience is promised by Stuart Lancaster. Related: Jonny Wilkinson says England’s Worl…