• Alldritt says France used Jones’s words as motivation
Eddie Jones was forced to eat his words on Sunday after France were inspired to a thrilling Six Nations victory against England by his claims that his side would unleash “absolute brutality” in Paris.
England were outgunned by France’s new-look side and went into half-time 17-0 down – the first time they had failed to score a point before the interval in the competition for 32 years. Two fine individual tries from Jonny May gave England some respectability after the break but George Furbank endured a difficult debut at full‑back and Tom Curry’s move to No 8 remains a work in progress.
Written by Gerard Meagher at Stade de France
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/02/eddie-jones-england-brutal-reality-france-defeat under the title “Eddie Jones and England must face up to brutal reality after France defeat”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
