Martin Johnson: England dragged rugby through the mud at 2011 World Cup

Martin Johnson admits England
dragged rugby "through the mud" with their behaviour at the 2011 World Cup
and that his players were "caught out" by off-field temptations.




The scars inflicted by the fallout from the tournament in New Zealand have not
healed for Johnson, who today conducted his first media interviews since
stepping down.




England's campaign in New Zealand was blighted by disciplinary issues that
reached their nadir when some players engaged in a high-profile drunken
night out in Queenstown.




On the field, they performed with limited ambition or adven…