…and sent them homeward to think
again. Nothing as delusional as a Jock supporter after the team has won a game, so after winning two they were confident of victory over England at Twickenham. read the rest of this rubbish
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Eddie Jones can be right, while Italy can be applauded
for ruffling England's feathers. Italy had been getting it from all sides this last few weeks and Eddie Jones didn't help with his “take them to the cleaners” remark. read the rest of this rubbish
Thirteen years
later. England finally won their first Grand Slam since their World Cup triumph, thirteen whole years ago, with a victory in Paris over the French. read the rest of this rubbish
England, better with thirteen men than
with fourteen. England nearly blew it again against the Taffy Boyos but the pundits got it wrong to blame the near defeat on Eddie Jones' substitutions. read the rest of this rubbish
You have to wait an hour before England are
watchable. Eddie Jones' England side rumbled past Ireland to keep their unbeaten record in this years Six Nations but it's not great to watch until he corrects his errors on the hour. read the rest of this rubbish
When you win the man of the match award
for being substituted. Eddie Jones said he wanted England to give Italy a “good hiding” in their second Six Nations game, the team he picked didn't the one he ended up with did. read the rest of this rubbish
England’s new era started with a win
and that's about it. England's opening game in the Six Nations went pretty much like nothing had changed since the World Cup and the old regime was still in charge. read the rest of this rubbish
Second place is the first
loser. Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie is right when he said a fourth consecutive second-placed finish for England in the Six Nations is "not acceptable". read the rest of this rubbish
No matter what Stuart Lancaster says he’s the one
to blame. For all the good he's done in building this current England side yet again Stuart Lancaster couldn't help himself managing by numbers and playing his part in England losing the Six Nations championship. read the rest of this rubbish
Gatland shouldn’t have called them boys, it made
men of them. England's defeat of a Welsh side containing 12 British Lions, taking the Triple Crown and keeping their title hopes alive was another big step in the making of many of Stuart Lancaster's teams. read the rest of this rubbish