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EDDIE JONES says he feels sorry for the local Irish players who have been kicked out of the national team draw by players recruited overseas to play for Ireland.
The Australian compared Andy Farrell’s team, which will face the World Cup finalists in Twickenham tomorrow, to ‘the United Nations’, but did not criticize the Ireland coach as he made use of the three years of World Rugby. that will soon disappear. he himself took over the residency laws while he was coach of England and Japan.
One third of Ireland’s XV starters – South Africans CJ Stander and Quinn Roux and New Zealanders Bundee Aki, James Lowe and Jamison Gibson-Park – qualify for Ireland in residence, while three of the replacements – Rob Herring (South Africa), Billy Burns (England) and Finlay Bealham (Australia) – Qualify through Irish grandparents.
Argentine Matías Moroni described last week alongside Farrell as “The Irish barbarians,” and Jones added his grain of sand to the debate.
“I heard someone call them the United Nations, buddy, so I laughed a bit,” Jones said.
“Andy Farrell, Mike Catt are only selecting the team that they are allowed according to the regulations.
“I can understand how the Irish would be upset about the loss of Irish-born players. But it is the laws and regulations of international rugby; they are simply complying with the regulations.
Jones highlighted the danger posed by Lowe, who played for the New Zealand Maori against their Japan team in 2015.
“I have a vivid memory of James Lowe playing for New Zealand Maori against Japan in 2015 at Kobe Stadium,” he said.
“He scored a double chip and chase try against us, from his own goal line, so I know how talented he is. He has a great job on the ball, so we’ll have to defend very well.” Against him.”
Jones also sought to plant a seed of doubt in referee Pascal Gauzere’s head over Andrew Porter’s scrum.
“Well, I think the scrum contest is always a challenge against Ireland,” he said. “We have a referee on the weekend who generally does not reward dominant scrums so it will be interesting to see how he looks in that area. We will have to adapt to his decisions, there is no use scrum. If you can’t get a result of it.
“Porter has done very well my friend, he has gotten along well to the rugby test, scrums in a rather unusual way that may need referee intervention there, so we will wait and see. I will leave that up to the referee.”
Jones has recalled his first-choice props Mako Vunipola and Kyle Sinckler and flanks Tom Curry and Sam Underhill for the game.
Despite overcoming his injury issues, George Ford is chosen on the bench with Owen Farrell leading the team from the first half.
England have been the dominant force in this encounter since turning the tables with Joe Schmidt’s Ireland in the 2019 Six Nations opener. They backed that up with a record win in August 2019, while being by far the best. best team when the teams met in February this year.
Farrell has appointed an inexperienced team and Jones wants his team to squeeze in the new faces of Ireland.
“Well, I think Test Match rugby is always about pressure,” he said.
“The opposition is being pressured to make mistakes and the opposition is being pressured to think a little differently.”
“Sometimes when you have young players they adapt very quickly, sometimes they don’t.
“The elements of the game will decide how well they adapt. We have to be good enough to capitalize if they don’t, and if they adapt well, we may have to play in another area.
“Every battle is a tough battle. We were going well and Ireland beat us in a Grand Slam in 2017. We will never forget it. They are good battles between two good rugby countries, the traditional rivalry is huge.”
Jones noted Farrell’s claim that his team had been “dominant” against Wales and challenged them to back him.
“The challenge is can they bring a dominant Irish performance to Twickenham?” he said.
“They are the best poaching team in Europe. They go hard on the ball. Guys like CJ Stander and Peter O’Mahony are very good at that contest. We have a referee on Saturday who really favors the contest so it will be a real battle. “.
England (against Ireland) – E Daly; J Joseph, O Lawrence, H Slade, J May; O Farrell (capt), B Youngs; M Vunipola, J George, K Sinckler; M Itoje, J Launchbury; T Curry, S Underhill, B Vunipola. Representatives: T Dunn, E Genge, W Stuart, J Hill, B Earl, D Robson, G Ford, M Malins
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