in the scenes of desolation succeeded laughter and confetti. There are five months, the team of England sank to his audience and left his home World Cup in the first round. Since ? Five wins in as many games in the Six Nations 2016. Including the latest, synonymous with the 13 th Grand Slam history, Saturday, March 19 in the evening on the lawn of the XV of France (31 -21).
Already assured of winning the competition last week, the English rugby rose one by one on the makeshift podium installed at the Stade de France. Among the defeated World and the winners of the tournament, very few changes: among the fifteen holders aligned in Saint-Denis, twelve were already part of the team traumatized during the “Rugby World Cup”
This is probably where the bet (successful) Eddie Jones. Rather than make a big bang, the new coach of the XV de la Rose was able to build on the spirit of revenge and the resilience of a group formed largely under the term of office of his unfortunate predecessor, Stuart Lancaster.
Eddie Jones, he had already shone in the World. With the selection of Japan, Australian caught the entire rugby world according to his three wins, one, resounding, against South Africa. proven experience that convinced the leaders of the English federation to entrust the selection, for the first time, a foreign coach.
In the auditorium of the Stade de France, the coach was right before almost every question to the “congratulation” partisan of British journalists. explicitly grant him a blank check and validate their choices throughout the tournament. Including the right to appeal to a promising new player Maro Itoje, a slender second-line one says keen on poetry
Another strong decision. Promoting the “bad boy” Dylan Hartley. Missing the World Cup, Hooker was named captain in place of Chris Robshaw. Jolie stripes for taking this strong character who had previously made about him for his serial offenses. In ten seasons, before Northampton Saints observed fifty-four weeks of gambling ban because of forks, bites, punches and other niceties.
First Grand Slam since 2003
perhaps we should see in this appointment, from Eddie Jones, the desire to give extra character to a selection that was missed in previous months. The course of events gives it for now because, despite the release of Hartley stretcher late on Saturday after a pileup with uini atonio.
jovial mood, the coach of the England was satisfied with this Grand Slam, which according to him, may well announce the following “this is a good first step for us, but there will be others” has he hoped news conference, citing the youth of its workforce, 24-year average, while “the performance peak” of a player rather situerait, he , at the age of 28.
Perfect, in those circumstances, to consider the world Cup 2019 in Japan. Even facing the New Zealanders, double world champions title: “Are we one day can beat the All Blacks? Of course. Maybe not right away, but we will get there in two or three years. Anyway, it is useless to play rugby if only for one day not beat All Blacks. “
Meanwhile, the XV de la Rose is already content with his first title at the Six Nations since 2011. The English had finished second behind the Welsh (2012 and 2013) and the Irish (2014 and 2015). And their previous Grand Slam dated from 2003, the year of their coronation single World Cup.
Example meditating for the XV of France, who thus see the British leave his lawn on a lap of honor and the cheers of British fans present in numbers. Judging by their 5 th place in the tournament, the French were obviously more difficult to recover from their World concluded, it is true, on a quarter-final to face traumatic Nova Zealand.
- Tournament ranking six Nations 2016
1. England 10 Points
2. Wales 7 points
3. Ireland, 5
point 4. Scotland 4 points
5. France, 4 points.
6. Italy, 0 points.
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