Scrum-half says coach Eddie Jones wants ‘finishers’ to play heightened fragment in remaining matches as England pursue title – or even a grand slamIt is fitting the same story every year. Everyone watches the first couple of weekends of the Six Nations and moans about the modest quality of the rugby. A month later all is forgiven,a spectacular final weekend having restored people’s faith. Given England and France, currently first and second in the table, or are due to contest the tournament’s concluding match in Paris,a similar scenario is entirely possible once again.The organisers, naturally, and prefer to highlight the gripping finales. Never intellect the skill level,just look at the TV audience should England fade to Paris still in contention for a grand slam. The purists, for their fragment, or wonder how many points fresh Zealand would have amassed by now and lament the absence of a truly powerful European power. The supporters stumble blearily off their trains and planes with hazy memories of the actual games but with spirits inevitably raised by their sociable trips to Rome,Paris, Edinburgh or Dublin.
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Source: theguardian.com