Former England captain Martin Corry has defended Rugby Football Union chief Ian Ritchie over his heavy criticism of England's failure to win the Six Nations this year.

England have won just one Six Nations title since 2003, and they finished second for the fourth time in a row under Stuart Lancaster in this year's campaign.

Ritchie branded their recent record as "unacceptable", and Corry agrees that they have not been good enough.

He told BBC Sport: "I was quite pleased that Ian Ritchie made the comments. If you look at where England are, we didn't fail to win the Six Nations on Saturday. It was the performance against Ireland and the poor execution against Scotland that ultimately made the difference.

"While everyone's caught up with the euphoria of such a great day, you have to look back when it's all over. Since 2003, we've won the Six Nations once. France and Wales have won it four times, and Ireland have won it three times. So I think Ian has every right to make those comments."

England have six months to prepare for their World Cup opener against Fiji.