Ian Ritchie "disappointed" by England's recent showing

Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie has admitted that he was left feeling "frustrated and disappointed" by England's poor showing in their summer tour to New Zealand.

The Red Rose fell to a 3-0 series defeat against the All Blacks, not helped in their efforts by certain key men missing the tour due to Aviva Premiership commitments.

"We lost three matches so I'm frustrated and disappointed," Sky Sports News quotes Ritchie as saying. "We don't want to go out there and lose matches and that's what happened.

"There were positives about it and we can all talk about various things, but I'm not going to sugar coat it. We lost three games and we did not go there with the intention of losing three games.

"What really matters now is that build on that. We'll see how we get on in the autumn."

England face New Zealand once more in November at Twickenham.