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Eddie Jones lashed out at England’s “disrespectful” critics after they went over the line to clinch the Fall Nations Cup title, claiming that he wouldn’t be in a job if his team sacrificed its policy of winning at all costs. for a more attractive but less successful style.
England needed a late Luke Cowan-Dickie converted try to force extra time against a severely weakened French team before captain Owen Farrell secured a 22-19 sudden death win with a 96th minute penalty, after having missed a single kick earlier in overtime.
Jones’ team was also fortunate that referee Andrew Brace missed a knock-on by Billy Vunipola in preparation for the Cowan-Dickie try but, as has been the case all fall, England rarely seemed threatening in possession and was often happy to kick. far. It has proven to be an effective method, as England added the unique Fall Nations Cup trophy to the 2020 Six Nations crown they sealed in October, but the kicking trend has been labeled tedious.
“The game goes through evolutions and cycles and the interpretation of the law is certainly significant in that and we are just going through one of those difficult cycles,” Jones said. “Haven’t you seen rugby go through these cycles before? I find it all a bit childish, all this talk. I’m sorry.
“Obviously, you have to win. If we don’t win, we don’t train. Everybody knows it, so let’s be frank about it. Sometimes you can’t play rugby well. If we had run the ball from everywhere and turned around 30 times and hit each other 30-15, you would have said, ‘Why don’t we kick the ball more?’ Be respectful to the players.
“Would we like to run the ball more? Possibly yes, but not if we are not going to win rugby matches. Can I just say that I think he is being totally disrespectful to the players for the way he criticizes rugby.
Meanwhile, Vunipola admitted that he had influenced Cowan-Dickie’s try preparation and France’s head coach Fabien Galthié, who did not have at least 25 front-line players, insisted: “The game was lost in details but also in [REFEREEING]decisions “.
With France regaining full strength for next year’s Six Nations, they are likely to provide the toughest test for England’s defense on their title. Vunipola said: “When you play for England, you always have one goal in mind. The biggest challenge we have now is dealing with the expectations of the team that we set out to be. We love being the underdog. We have to deal with being the favorites. ” – Guardian
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