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[2021 Six Nations] England vs Scotland (06/02/21)
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1017998" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>It's got to be a bit of a risk when a third of your team haven't had any meaningful rugby in a couple of months (and it would no doubt have been 6 if Mako was fit). Especially allied to the unavailability of Launch and Underhill etc.</p><p></p><p>George and, despite a storming start, Itoje were a bit below par. Daly was Daly while Faz and Binny carried on their poor Autumn form. All would have benefited from being battle hardened, but without a change of tactics I doubt it would have made a difference to the result.</p><p></p><p>This was uncharted territory for Jones, but it was a clear risk starting all of them. The instinctive, decisive 'genius' who got so many plaudits for his early hookings of Harrison and Burrell now seems more in thrall to reputation.</p><p></p><p>He didn't experiment in the Autumn when he should have and he'd have got a free pass from most of us if he'd decided not to play some of the established Sarries today.</p><p></p><p></p><p>No.</p><p></p><p>And that's what leads me to think all may not be well in camp. Changes of back room staff won't have helped, but the players haven't all become rubbish overnight. Something's changed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1017998, member: 73144"] It’s got to be a bit of a risk when a third of your team haven’t had any meaningful rugby in a couple of months (and it would no doubt have been 6 if Mako was fit). Especially allied to the unavailability of Launch and Underhill etc. George and, despite a storming start, Itoje were a bit below par. Daly was Daly while Faz and Binny carried on their poor Autumn form. All would have benefited from being battle hardened, but without a change of tactics I doubt it would have made a difference to the result. This was uncharted territory for Jones, but it was a clear risk starting all of them. The instinctive, decisive ‘genius’ who got so many plaudits for his early hookings of Harrison and Burrell now seems more in thrall to reputation. He didn’t experiment in the Autumn when he should have and he’d have got a free pass from most of us if he’d decided not to play some of the established Sarries today. No. And that’s what leads me to think all may not be well in camp. Changes of back room staff won’t have helped, but the players haven’t all become rubbish overnight. Something’s changed. [/QUOTE]
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