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Video - Eddie Jones and Owen Farrell's full post-Wales defeat press conference

By Peter Hanson

Eddie Jones felt England paid the price for ill-discipline and too many players having an off day as their Six Nations Grand Slam hopes went up in smoke in Wales.

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Having beaten Ireland and France in their opening two fixtures, England fell to a 21-13 defeat in Cardiff as Wales maintained their own chances of completing the Slam.

Cory Hill and Josh Adams crossed in the second half to help complete a record 12th consecutive Test victory for Warren Gatland’s side, who trailed 10-3 at the break with Tom Curry scoring for England.

And England coach Jones says his side fell short in the finer points of the game.

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“It was one of those nip and tuck games and it’s a game of small margins,” he told BBC Sport.

“We let ourselves down in a couple of areas. They beat us in the air, the penalty count was strongly against us and that gives the opposition field position and the chance to score and that’s what happened.

“It’s a tough game and I don’t know whether we lost our heads, but they put us under a lot of pressure. You’re always going to get some tough calls away from home and that happened.”

Captain Owen Farrell admitted he did not have his best game in an England jersey, but Jones says the team collectively did not hit top gear.

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“I just think a few of our players were a bit off and that happens sometimes,” he added.

“That’s the great thing about rugby, you never know what will happen. Full credit to Wales they deserved the win and played very well.”

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Bull Shark 1 hours ago
Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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