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Jonny May (Photo by Adrian Dennis – AFP / Getty Images)
England to Jonny May He said he had been running on instinct after scoring an impressive solo attempt in the 18-7 Fall Nations Cup win over Ireland on Saturday.
The 30-year-old produced one of Twickenham’s best attempts of all time after exploding from near his own line before beating Ireland’s coverage, advancing and then chasing his own cut kick for a score between the posts.
It was a score that deserved to be applauded by a capacity of 80,000 spectators, but May, who only minutes before had put England 5-0 up with the first of the two attempts of his team, had to settle for the congratulations of his teammates in a The fixture was played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“It all happened so fast, I really can’t remember right now,” May told reporters.
“After a good job defensively, it generates turnovers and gives us the ball in space, so the credit goes to the squad,” he added.
When asked if the sensational score was purely a matter of instinct, May replied, “One hundred percent. I don’t have enough time to think about that when it’s like this after a fast ball.
“It’s unbelievable to score attempts for England,” added May, whose first try in the 17th minute saw him pass Irish winger Hugo Keenan to catch England captain Owen Farrell’s cross shot.
May has now scored 31 attempts in 59 Tests, matching England’s scores of Ben Cohen and Will Greenwood, with only retired winger Rory Underwood (49 at 85) ahead of him on the all-time attempt scorer list. Red Rose.
But May said that breaking records was not a motivating factor in her career.
“The attempts are great and I love scoring them, but they come and go and every week I have to make sure I defend well, my bases have to be brilliant.”
Meanwhile, Eddie Jones, England’s appointed coach five years ago this week, called May one of the best finalists he had seen.
“Jonny is up to the task when you consider that he’s 30 years old and he’s still improving every aspect of his game,” Jones said.
Veteran Australian coach Jones, recalling May’s tendency to run cross country to no avail early in his testing career, added: “I remember seeing him at the 2015 World Cup and at one point he was going to end up in the Row K. He is now a serious finisher. “
May, a member of England’s team defeated 32-12 by South Africa in last year’s World Cup final, responded to Jones’ compliment by saying: “He’s unique, he’s very charismatic, there’s no one else like him. He’s obsessed with getting better. and I think that shows with what we do … We really do go for the stars with Eddie. “
Even though England’s colossal defensive effort meant Ireland didn’t score until Jacob Stockdale’s replacement attempt with seven minutes left, they only managed six second-half points via two Farrell penalties.
Jones, however, had no complaints after his Six Nations champions’ fourth straight win over Ireland.
“It never disappoints me when we beat Ireland. I know how difficult it is to beat Ireland,” he said.
England will be sure to top Group A with an away win against Wales next weekend.
Wales had lost six games in a row before Saturday’s 18-0 win over Georgia, but are yet to score a point in this tournament after last week’s 40-0 loss to England.
But a cautious Jones said: “They (Welsh rock band Stereophonics) wrote a song about how the only game that counts is beating England, so we are anticipating a different animal next Saturday.”
