Ben Youngs has challenged England to set the World Cup standard in their last two competitive Twickenham fixtures before hosting the autumn 's global showdown . England host Scotland and France to close their RBS 6 Nations campaign , with Stuart Lancaster 's men desperate to atone for the 19-9 Dublin defeat to Ireland . Leicester scrum-half Youngs believes England can still fire a World Cup salvo , even though losing to Ireland surrendered any Grand Slam hopes . England scrum half Ben Youngs fires out a pass during his side 's 19-9 loss to Ireland in Dublin . Youngs revealed All Black and 2011 World Cup winner Brad Thorn - now a Leicester team-mate - told the 25-year-old not to fear any Six Nations disappointment will creep into the tilt towards the Webb Ellis Cup . ' I spoke to Brad Thorn and New Zealand lost to Australia in the Tri Nations in 2011 but no-one remembers that , ' said Youngs . 'He told me not to beat myself up too much . You have n't won the Grand Slam but the title is still up for grabs . He had been there in 2011 . 'We are disappointed not to get the result but we will be delighted if we were to win the championship because it is a very hard thing to win . 'It is really important ( to finish the Six Nations strongly ) . And it is not too dissimilar to how it was coming into Samoa and Australia after losing our first two games in the autumn . Youngs has challenged England to set the World Cup standard in their last two competitive Twickenham . 'Winning those two games gave us a lift , so that meant we were in a really good head space at the start of the Six Nations . ' England launched their Six Nations campaign in style with 21-16 victory in Wales , but defeat to Ireland leaves Lancaster 's side hoping results elsewhere swing in their favour . Ireland edged to the title on points difference last year and currently remain on course for a Grand Slam , with trips to Wales and Scotland lying ahead . Youngs insists England have not given up hope on stealing the Six Nations crown , but did admit the Ireland loss is ' a blow ' . Alex Goode ( second left ) and Mako Vunipola leave the field at full-time as the Irish team celebrate their win . 'We need to get the result now , as well as the performance , get back to the levels of the second-half in Wales , ' said Youngs , ahead of hosting Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday . 'That means playing on the front foot , playing English rugby , being powerful , getting over the top of teams , being good at the breakdown , beating teams round the corner and being really direct . 'We have got to make sure we finish like that and give ourselves a real good platform going into our summer camp . 'It is a blow ( losing to Ireland ) . You win that game and you 've got two games at home . Youngs has sought advice from World Cup winner and Leicester team-mate Brad Thorn ( left ) recently . 'You 've got real good momentum and your confidence is great . 'It 's a real dampener when it does n't work out but it 's a good test of character to see how you react to it . We can go either one way or the other . 'The way we 've got to continue to see it is that we 're still very much in this championship . 'Chris ( Robshaw ) spoke really well after the game . He said the championship 's not over , that last year it came down to points and to make sure we get our game plan sorted . '
England host Ireland and France to close their RBS 6 Nations campaign . Stuart Lancaster 's men are desperate to atone for the 19-9 defeat to Scotland . Ben Youngs has sought advice from World Cup winner Brad Thorn . Former All Black Thorn is now a team-mate of Youngs at Leicester .