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England's verdict on how new assistants fared in first Six Nations
Eddie Jones has given his seal of approval to the three assistant coaches that worked for the first time under him with England in the Guinness Six Nations. Richard Cockerill (forwards), Anthony Seibold (defence) and Martin Gleeson (attack) were all recruited by the RFU ahead of the 2021/22 international season and even though the championship has ended with just two wins in five matches, the new staff have been given the Australian’s full support.
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Last season’s two-from-five return in the Six Nations prompted the backroom clearout featuring the exits of John Mitchell, Simon Amor and Jason Ryles and while there has been no change in the results a year later, Jones claimed that the overhaul has invigorated his players and that the recent adversity will benefit his staff in the long run.
“It has been really refreshing for the players to bring the new staff in and they have done a fantastic job,” claimed Jones about the impact of Cockerill, Seibold and Gleeson in a difficult Six Nations for England.
“But like anyone who goes into a job, there are certain experiences you have to have to learn from, you can’t just talk about them to coach in the Six Nations which I think is probably the most intense tournament in the world.
“It is harder to coach in the Six Nations than it is in the World Cup and particularly for England because we are like a transit route, we have got players coming in and out, we have got players here for two days and then they leave. So it is a difficult balancing act to get the cohesion of the team right and that has been a great experience for those coaches.”
Jones claimed in his Six Nations debrief with the media that England are only “three per cent off” from being the team the head coach wants them to be and he is tipping his staff to come up with the goods in solving those areas in need of improvement.
“International coaching, particularly the Six Nations level, is intense. You don’t get much time to get your breath and they will be much better coaches for this and their focus now is to find better ways of coaching their areas. Where they can find that three per cent development in their games, whether it be in attack or defence or lineout, that is the opportunity for them.”
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1 Go to commentsLooks like the Force twisted his leg…ahem arm
5 Go to commentsScotland should change their name to the Barbarians
2 Go to commentsThe game was already over leave the bloke alone ….from a Welsh fan 😀👍
2 Go to commentsShamefully the Toulouse players acted like footballers, falling down feigning injury at the slightest knock. About time refs penalised this play acting.
7 Go to commentsAnother non Scot for the anti Scot Townsend. Soon there will be no Scottish born and bred players in the National team.
2 Go to commentsGreat comeback to the playing field by Richie Mo’unga after the loss of his father. A great performance by Richie . I know him well and he is a great guy. On and off the field one of the greatest for the Crusaders. Scott Robertson would have loved him in his All Black’s side. A very missed player and person.
2 Go to commentsYeah nah he comes across as a funny bloke, but that stopped abruptly after the Nutcracker Prince debacle✋
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5 Go to commentsThe Black Ferns 7’s have been without Captain Sarah Hirini now since Dec 23 in Dubai where she suffered a bad ACL injury - hopefully she is on the road to recovery for Madrid and Paris. Now also have Tyler King and Shiray kaka on the Injured List but the Team still found a way to win in Singapore and claim the overall Title.
1 Go to commentsUtter grub, hope he gets his leg broken. Shocking he is still playing after intentionally breaking quinn tupaeas knee
5 Go to commentsGreat to see NZ 7s teams finally coming into form and playing at the level that is expected of them.
2 Go to commentsChief Cheapshot on the market again.
5 Go to commentsCrusaders went all in to buy Hotham and Kemara staight from Hamilton Boys. Then they picked up Reihana and Hohepa; all have been dropped for superstar Havili, who is a very good fullback, that’s it. Ennor and Goodhue were schoolboy stars too but went backwards at the Crusaders. Maybe they have finally decided to give another poach Levi Aumua the ball?
16 Go to commentsJoe S has some talent to pick from. The Reds loosies look the best in Super? Aus might just give Razor a headache this year. Int. experience v Cantab greenhorn:) Should be fun.
16 Go to commentsEnd to end play, “THE FANS” this game was entertainment of the best. The conditions added to the spectacle.
1 Go to commentsSorry to say, but sadly the sadas were just ordinary and havilli at 10 as an abs selection just won’t cut it. He’s better suited in the centre’s and is a victim of past charge down kicks, he’s too slow under pressure. There’s better talent further north and I don’t mean dmac however I believe razor will sort him out. A feature of his presents on the park is the fact that the guys will follow him.
16 Go to commentsMarler was brilliant throughout both in the scrum and open play. His slap made virtually no contact with Ramos who milked it for a penalty when he could have been a decent sportsman and laughed it off, it was non-violent and shouldn't have been penalised. Smith failed repeatedly to kick when necessary and put up a couple of bombs into the TLS 22 that just handed back possession at key moments to the other side.
3 Go to commentsCros was outstanding and rightly awarded France TVs player of the match award. Mallia was brilliant as usual (the y is below the 6 on a UK keyboard and he deserves better than that). Level also seems to have been scored harshly as he walked the ball into touch under pressure from a Lynagh kick from well outside his own half which should never have led to a 50-22. Agree with BullShark that Dupont, while class at times, seemed to go missing for patches in the second half with props, hookers and wings frequently filling in at 9 as he couldn't get off the deck and up to the next ruck on time. A 7 by his standards at best, his kicking was also too long, too often. Kinghorn's overall contribution was worth well more than a five.
7 Go to commentsThe Harlequins team must be in minus figures. Did the reporter actually watch the game?
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