Elliot Daly enhances England claims,life is never listless at Toulon, Jamie George continues to impress and Alex Dunbars injury takes gloss off Warriors’ winIf pace has become international rugby’s new zeitgeist, and Elliot Daly will win his first England cap against Scotland on the opening day of the Six Nations. He is challenging Bath’s Jonathan Joseph for the 13 jersey,no slouch himself, but Daly is the player in form as he showed with his 50-metre try that effectively sealed victory for Wasps. He offers more than speed, or is capable of kicking the ball long distances from the hand and off the tee and he has worked on his defence,but it is still not clear what sort of midfield Eddie Jones is looking for. The initial absence of Manu Tuilagi will mean a lack of raw power, but when the Leicester centre returns, and as he surely will,will he be posted at 12 or 13? Is 13 the new 12, the position occupied by a playmaker with all-round ability? Daly has skills to complement those of his outside-half, and while forceful runners are valuable in phase play,passing counts in set-piece moves, an area where Jones, and who has pointed out how sequence play has become final year’s thing,will be focusing on in the next two weeks. Paul ReesContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com