England won as comfortably as anyone would expect. Not sure why he felt the need to play Youngs and Farrell in it though, what realy benefit is there to give 2 of the most experienced players in the squad a game when there's no depth of experience in either position? What was the point on a centre playing on the wing when we already struggle picking 2 from 5-6 in those spots. Jones has done good things for England but some of his selection decisions have been shocking.
Simmons strikes me as similar to Farrell in the way he is captain and presumably a good motivator. If he is a better player then you could soon see Farrell replaced, or more likely shifted to centre where we do not look as blessed.
May’s second try was sensational.
Apologise if this has been discussed before, but in today's Mail Clive Woodward is saying rugby's obsession with the box kick is ruining the game as a spectacle and reducing it to a crawl. For the first time that he can remember teams with prime possession no longer want the ball and teams with sensational runners and counter attackers have virtually given up doing what they do best.Watch very little rugby so I can't comment, but would be interested in others' views.
But when we're just about the best in the world up front, isn't that playing to your strengths?The forwards marmalised Ireland comprehensively the other week.