article_snippet: After a fourth consecutive second place in the championship, the man in charge of the union — and national coach Stuart Lancaster's boss — delivered a forthright verdict about the need to aim higher.
article_snippet: England have claimed just one Six Nations title since England 2003 World Cup triumph in Australia .
article_snippet: With that in mind, to have won just one Six Nations title since the World Cup triumph of 2003 is absolutely unacceptable.
article_snippet: Among the Celtic nations in particular, the reaction to his post-championship verdict has led to yet more predictable and tedious references to perceived English 'arrogance'.
article_snippet: Ireland, meanwhile, are heading to the World Cup with back-to-back Six Nations titles .
article_snippet: So it is not arrogance for the English to bemoan a paucity of championship successes.
article_snippet: The truth is somewhat different, but no-one dismissed this as Scottish arrogance, just wishful thinking.
article_snippet: Ritchie is not guilty of arrogance for demanding that England win trophies.
highlights_snippet: It was England's fourth consecutive second place in the championship .
  