Stuart Lancaster insists the Six Nations campaign proves England now possess the strength in depth to win the World Cup after they turned Twickenham back into a fortress . Lancaster ’ s squad won four matches out of five despite missing Lions stars Manu Tuilagi , Brad Barritt and Owen Farrell plus No 8 Ben Morgan for the entire campaign . With the likes of George Ford , Jonathan Joseph , George Kruis and Anthony Watson now blooded on the international stage , Lancaster believes England will enter the World Cup in six months ’ time in rude health . Stuart Lancaster believes England 's Six Nations exploits proved they have the squad to win the World Cup . England fell six points short of winning the Six Nations title despite a 55-35 win over France . ‘ There has always been a huge sense of belief that we are going in the right direction , ’ he said . ‘ The challenges we faced with the injury situation leading into the Wales game didn ’ t dent that belief . From what I see in training we have a tight , connected group who are improving all the time . ‘ Clearly we are still a bit young , light on experience , particularly in the back line . ‘ That will improve with the likes of Brad Barritt , Owen Farrell and Manu being available , all of whom will be playing in the next few weeks we hope. ’ England have beaten World Cup pool rivals Australia and Wales convincingly and with 82,000 fans producing another pulsating atmosphere at Twickenham on Saturday , Lancaster says belief will be sky-high when the tournament kicks off on September 18 . Asked if England can win the World Cup , Lancaster was unequivocal . George Ford has impressed for England throughout their Six Nations campaign at fly half . England 's Jonathan Joseph is challenged by France 's Remi Tales during the match at Twickenham . ‘ Yes , definitely , ’ he said . ‘ We ’ ve beaten Australia , we ’ ve beaten Wales , we ’ ve put 55 points on France . ‘ New Zealand we ’ ve beaten before and pushed them close in the summer series . So , absolutely . ‘ You saw the influence the crowd had on the players today . Playing at home is a huge factor as well. ’ Lancaster now has four runners-up finishes in four Six Nations campaigns but has no fear his players will be psychologically damaged by another near miss . ‘ The players ’ mindset is to use it more as a motivation to make sure you don ’ t feel that pain again . The pain is deep . It does not create a scar. ’ England were without the injured Manu Tuilagi for the entire of the Six Nations Championship . England captain Chris Robshaw echoed Lancaster 's thoughts that they can be contenders for the World Cup . Barring injury , Chris Robshaw will captain England into the World Cup and he backed his coach ’ s assessment of their development . ‘ We can be contenders , ’ he said . ‘ We are playing very well at home and have built a lot of momentum . And if you look at where all the games are , they are back here . ‘ Look at the crowd , I think it was the loudest I have ever heard , including the two Six Nations games and when we beat New Zealand here — the place was rocking . ‘ And that is what we want . We want it to be that type of environment and a crowd coming expecting something . ’
Stuart remains optimistic of England 's World cup chances . England fell six points shy of their Six Nations title . strongly encouraged by his team 's performance in the competition . Chris ##worth also believes England will be World Cup contenders .