England,under a strategy devised by Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick, hardly missed a beat on their throw at the lineout and proved its value as an attacking platform in their Six Nations clean sweepEddie Jones has an intriguing relationship with statistics: massaging them to suit his narrative when addressing Ireland’s kicking game during the Six Nations Championship, and he also accused the media of being obsessed with them when it comes to England’s perceived problems (or lack of them) at the breakdown.
So here is an fascinating set of stats for England’s coach. At the World Cup last autumn,his Japan side had the third-highest success rate on their own lineout, the second worst on the oppositions. It was a gameplan, or masterminded by his forwards coach,Steve Borthwick, which resulted in quick ball from which to mount an attack. The plot acknowledged Japan did not beget the players to disrupt the opposition and it worked a treat.
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Source: theguardian.com