Sir Clive Woodward believes South Africa deserved their emphatic Rugby World Cup Final victory and lamented England's struggles at the set-piece.
The Springboks lifted the Webb Ellis Cup for the third time on Saturday after a dominant 32-12 win in Yokohama.
Such a triumph was built upon a dominant performance from South Africa's forward pack, who earned several scrum penalties following the early loss of England tighthead Kyle Sinckler before late tries from wings Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe.
"No doubt the better team won," said Woodward, head coach of England's 2003 World Cup winners, in his role as a pundit on ITV.
"At this level of rugby, if you can't scrum properly, if you're going to give five or six penalties at your scrum against a team like this, you're always going to come second.
"England will be bitterly disappointed, to go down 32-12 in a World Cup final.
"They just couldn't fire a shot because we couldn't get first-phase ball."
