Tommy Freeman rewarded for tireless work without the ball – Getty Images The challenge for coaches is to connect different aspects of their team so that they can flow together and support performances that overwhelm opponents. England wanted to win this Six Nations, but a major consolation prize is the way they showed such displays … Read more
Gutted: Tommy Freeman’s late try wasn’t enough for England to beat France (AP) Big dramatic finishes are fast becoming the norm for England, but the irony of this week was that the Red Rose men fell exactly on the wrong side of the high theatre. Tommy Freeman’s gunfire celebration and George Ford’s nerveless touchline conversion … Read more
George Furbank crosses the try line before England’s second match against Ireland – Getty Images/David Rogers On Saturday at Twickenham, one team recorded 522 running metres, 164 completed passes and eight clean breaks, kicking the ball 23 times. The other kicked the ball 28 more times but was inferior by the rest of those stats, … Read more
England did not make optimal use of Ollie Lawrence – PA/Andrew Milligan Before the emergence of Tom Curry and Sam Underhill some six years ago, England did a bustling trade in six-and-a-halfs; bruising, industrious back-rowers who were not considered cunning or mobile enough to be labeled ‘real opensides’. Chris Robshaw and James Haskell famously leaned … Read more
Huw Jones sliced through the English midfield ahead of Duhan van der Merwe’s first try – Shutterstock The least satisfying spectacles in sports are the ones that float by and then disappear before we learn anything. Murrayfield would probably never fall into that category on Saturday, such were the interwoven subplots. A fourth successive Scotland … Read more
Duhan van der Merwe scores a stunning hat-trick for Scotland – Getty Images/Stu Forster Duhan van der Merwe scored a superb hat-trick as Scotland defeated England 30-21 at Murrayfield on Saturday to claim a fourth successive championship victory in the match for the first time since 1896. Here’s how Telegraph Sport rated the two sides. … Read more
Henry Slade is expected to be effective on both sides of the ball at Murrayfield – Getty Images/Dan Mullan After two appearances alongside Fraser Dingwall to start this Six Nations campaign, Henry Slade has now joined twelve different centers for England. That is just one short of Michael Atherton’s number of opening partners during an … Read more
England held an open training session at Twickenham to improve relations with fans – Andrew Boyers/Reuters Just over a week before England were due to take on Scotland and bid to go three from three to start this Six Nations, they held an open training session at Twickenham. An uplifting morning provided a glimpse into … Read more