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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2016 RBS Six Nations] Round 5: France vs. England (19/03/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 790925" data-attributes="member: 70721"><p>Yeah it's true this is not yet a great England team and the opposition was not great either, but it's important to remember how low this England team was when Eddie Jones walked onto the scene, and this journey was as well laid out as it could be but England didn't design that, they don't choose the itinerary and in their toughest game, vs Wales at Twickenham, England were arguably up against a better team but Jones out thought Gatland who was too cautious and England dominated the game for 70 minutes and choked enough life out of the Dragons to just keep them out, thats all you have to do.</p><p>England can only play whats in front of them. Sure the threat from Ireland has diminished significantly since last season, France are still very average, Scotland are on the rise but still struggle with player depth but England hung on in tough periods of games which takes mental strength and belief and this team was mentally in shreds when the tourney started.</p><p>I think they will struggle away in Aussie but it will be character building and I take my hat off to the ERU, Eddie Jones man management skills, Dylan Hartley in his captaincy and the whole squad because Grand Slams are not common and they deserve the kudos that saw them rise from the ashes of the RWC and fly like a Phoenix to the grand prize away in France.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 790925, member: 70721"] Yeah it's true this is not yet a great England team and the opposition was not great either, but it's important to remember how low this England team was when Eddie Jones walked onto the scene, and this journey was as well laid out as it could be but England didn't design that, they don't choose the itinerary and in their toughest game, vs Wales at Twickenham, England were arguably up against a better team but Jones out thought Gatland who was too cautious and England dominated the game for 70 minutes and choked enough life out of the Dragons to just keep them out, thats all you have to do. England can only play whats in front of them. Sure the threat from Ireland has diminished significantly since last season, France are still very average, Scotland are on the rise but still struggle with player depth but England hung on in tough periods of games which takes mental strength and belief and this team was mentally in shreds when the tourney started. I think they will struggle away in Aussie but it will be character building and I take my hat off to the ERU, Eddie Jones man management skills, Dylan Hartley in his captaincy and the whole squad because Grand Slams are not common and they deserve the kudos that saw them rise from the ashes of the RWC and fly like a Phoenix to the grand prize away in France. [/QUOTE]
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