They’ve won multiple grand slams in the last few years. By focusing on elite players as Ireland and Scotland do?
Looks like, they talk about this on Scrum V every week, they kept dishing out caps to 80+ cap stalwarts, not blooding youth.
Other than being born or grandparents being born on a country, just by being resident for 36 months.
30 years ago I remember the Wallabies playing this game. 15 years later Ireland, Italy and Scotland turned it into an art-form.
The ITV commentary team are singing the praises of England kicking it behind the Italian defence, when in great field positions. All have been mopped up by Italians. I beg to disagree.
My 18 looks inadequate by HT.
If the Borthwick/Sinfield era transpires as a big step up from Jones, we may have to adapt our conservative thinking on England.
[Yes, I know this is ‘only’ Italy].