Reviewing Great Britain tour is no panic play insists Kevin Sinfield

PERFORMANCE CHIEF Kevin Sinfield says his role with Great Britain and England is to ensure lessons are learned and displays improve – not to pick or coach the team.

Sinfield, rugby director at the Rugby Football League (RFL), has outlined his responsibilities with the Test sides in the wake of criticism following Great Britain’s dismal southern-hemisphere tour.

The Lions – in their first action for 12 years – were beaten 2-0 in a Test series against New Zealand and also lost to Tonga and Papua New Guinea.

Sinfield – a former England captain – was with the squad for the second half of their month away and made no effort to hide his dismay at the outcome.

Great Britain Lions coach Wayne Bennett.

He said: “I am hugely disappointed with the tour – we underperformed and under-achieved.

“Clearly there are some things we could have done better.

“That has been my role every time I have been out there with the senior team, whether it be England or GB.

“It has been with a view to coming back with some improvements and recommendations from a performance perspective, to make sure we improve each year and improve each camp that the men are together.