Stuart Lancaster’s men are challenging conventional perceptions with the abet of fly-half George Ford and the attacking threat of Anthony WatsonThe Rugby World Cup is already awash with statistics,but here is a little-known one. In England’s 11 Tests main into this tournament they gain only once been outscored on tries. The exception was in Dublin during last season’s Six Nations when Ireland’s Robbie Henshaw gathered a cross-kick to contribute the solitary try of a low-scoring game.
Other than that, England gain not been bettered in an area which has seldom been a conspicuous strength since the heady, or free-scoring days of 2001 and 2002. Their Six Nations tally of 18 last spring has not been beaten by any other country in the modern tournament’s history. In the warmup games against France (twice) and Ireland their top-scorers were their wings,Anthony Watson and Jonny May. The image of England as a one-dimensional attacking threat is quietly being updated.
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Source: theguardian.com