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England head coach should be far more alarmed by his side’s habitual tendency to crumble in the last 20 minutes. This year, they have lost the final quarter in six of their seven matches, only beating Italy 7-0.

.... England had registered only one try in nearly 140 minutes of play during this critical period. The aggregate final-quarter score in 2022 currently reads 23-97, which is a total you would typically associate with a developing nation unable to keep pace with an established country’s greater fitness and resources.

This statistic is even more concerning than the 11 tries that England have scored in six Tests (five of which were against Italy) or four away wins since the World Cup (two in Rome).

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:34 am Face it. Eng are stuck with Jones until post RWC. And if Eng should go well (e.g. make a SF), he might get another extension

sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:54 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:34 am Face it. Eng are stuck with Jones until post RWC. And if Eng should go well (e.g. make a SF), he might get another extension

I think most of us are well aware that things would have to get truly dire, like Tour of Hell bad, both this summer and during the autumn for Eddie to be dumped before the world cup.

Kawazaki wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:40 am

sockwithaticket wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:54 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:34 am Face it. Eng are stuck with Jones until post RWC. And if Eng should go well (e.g. make a SF), he might get another extension

I think most of us are well aware that things would have to get truly dire, like Tour of Hell bad, both this summer and during the autumn for Eddie to be dumped before the world cup.

I've said it before, Jones is truly world class at managing up. He's bedded himself into the RFU with the highest coach salary in world rugby, he lives in a 5* hotel, he gets to openly do consultancy work on the side, he literally writes his own performance reviews and he's so intertwined with the CEO that sacking him would be impossible without also sacking the CEO. He's a genius at looking out for Eddie Jones.

Paddington Bear wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:47 am We've always been poor in the last quarter under Eddie, the difference is that we used to come out with a clear and slick gameplan and stick a couple of tries on the board early.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:49 pm Eddie Jones getting another contract.

EnergiseR2 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:58 am Another cracker from Dr Dougie Jones

https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/eddie-jo ... ard-266798

That’s a more common sensical approach. The All Blacks prop, he got more injured than the ball carrier, there was nothing intentional about him, it was a complete accident. He’s 135kg ... and he got beaten by a change of direction and his head hit [Ringrose's] head."

He is more injured than the player now out for the foreseeable future. Yes Eddie

‘I’ve had enough’: Eddie Jones calls for global summit on future of rugby union

England coach wants players, coaches and referees to meet
‘We’ve got to get a better balance … a good rhythm’

Eddie Jones has called for World Rugby to convene an urgent summit of leading players, coaches and referees to discuss how to enhance international rugby union as a spectacle. Jones says he has “had enough” of the game’s increasingly stop-start nature and that top-level talks need to be convened before this autumn’s Tests in Europe.

England’s head coach, who has also cast doubt over the merit of the proposed “Nations League” concept that is poised to replace traditional tours, is concerned the essence of rugby is being lost in the welter of yellow and red cards, overzealous officiating, TMO referrals and set-piece delays that routinely interrupt the flow of the modern game.

The issues have been further highlighted in Australia by Wednesday’s classic, fast-paced State of Origin rugby league decider, which contrasted sharply with, for example, last Saturday’s New Zealand v Ireland game in Dunedin. There were so many stoppages, sanctions and arcane law interpretations that Jones and many others felt it was a worrying advertisement for the sport.

“I don’t want to see a New Zealand-Ireland game like that ever again,” said Jones. “Otherwise imagine at the next World Cup … you play a quarter-final, you get a red card and two yellows, you’re down to 12 men and it’s just ridiculous. The referees are being put under pressure here. We can’t blame them.

“I’ve been speaking to a few ex-coaches. The referees, coaches and players need to get together and say ‘This is the game we want. This is the game people want to see.’ I’m certainly going to be pushing for it because I’ve had enough.”

Niegs wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:26 pm https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... ugby-union

Eddie's had enough... (whinging without evidence, downplaying safety, not acknowledging coaches/players are to blame)

‘I’ve had enough’: Eddie Jones calls for global summit on future of rugby union

England coach wants players, coaches and referees to meet
‘We’ve got to get a better balance … a good rhythm’

Eddie Jones has called for World Rugby to convene an urgent summit of leading players, coaches and referees to discuss how to enhance international rugby union as a spectacle. Jones says he has “had enough” of the game’s increasingly stop-start nature and that top-level talks need to be convened before this autumn’s Tests in Europe.

England’s head coach, who has also cast doubt over the merit of the proposed “Nations League” concept that is poised to replace traditional tours, is concerned the essence of rugby is being lost in the welter of yellow and red cards, overzealous officiating, TMO referrals and set-piece delays that routinely interrupt the flow of the modern game.

The issues have been further highlighted in Australia by Wednesday’s classic, fast-paced State of Origin rugby league decider, which contrasted sharply with, for example, last Saturday’s New Zealand v Ireland game in Dunedin. There were so many stoppages, sanctions and arcane law interpretations that Jones and many others felt it was a worrying advertisement for the sport.

“I don’t want to see a New Zealand-Ireland game like that ever again,” said Jones. “Otherwise imagine at the next World Cup … you play a quarter-final, you get a red card and two yellows, you’re down to 12 men and it’s just ridiculous. The referees are being put under pressure here. We can’t blame them.

“I’ve been speaking to a few ex-coaches. The referees, coaches and players need to get together and say ‘This is the game we want. This is the game people want to see.’ I’m certainly going to be pushing for it because I’ve had enough.”

Niegs wrote: Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:34 pm Haha... no Eddie fan, but I like that. Lad probably had a few, but his Wobblies benefit from a fair group of 'traitors'. Tosser.