Six Nations: England face being shown up by fired-up France
The final weekend of the Six Nations is a second-screen experience. Log off the phone though and fire up the calculator because the maths, as ever, could get messy.
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‘Ridiculous’: Lawes swats aside talk of Jones’s England job being on the line
Courtney Lawes has branded suggestions Eddie Jones’s job is under threat if England end another disappointing Six Nations campaign with defeat against France on Saturday as “ridiculous”.
Courtney Lawes fired up by Parisian passion as England seek redemption in France
Courtney Lawes insists England are ready to feed off the emotion of a Paris crowd willing France to win the Grand Slam as he heaps pressure on the hosts.
Eddie Jones’s inconsistent England stand in way of French grand slam
As Voltaire put it: “Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats”. The great French philosopher might just as well have been referencing Eddie Jones’s England before their final leg of a hitherto unrewarding 2022 Six Nations voyage. Paris is never an easy place to go, let alone for sides whose title hopes have, in effect, already left the harbour on a P&O ferry.
Maro Itoje wants England to finish disappointing campaign on high against France
Maro Itoje insists England must seize the opportunity to show their true colours when a disappointing Guinness Six Nations draws to a close against France on Saturday.
Grand Slam beckons for France, another inquest for England – 5 talking points
England and France will bring the 2022 Guinness Six Nations to a close when they meet in Paris on Saturday.
Six Nations silverware at stake in Dublin – Ireland v Scotland talking points
Ireland hope to snatch Guinness Six Nations glory when they complete their campaign at home to Scotland.
Jones cooks up England recipe to try and ruin France’s grand slam party
One glance at the team sheets tells you everything about the contrast between France and England ahead of the final round of the 2022 Six Nations championship. Les Bleus’ selection these days is as reassuringly consistent as the à la carte menu at a Michelin-starred restaurant. England, on the other hand, resemble a microwaved stew made up of whatever leftovers the head chef can still find in the fridge.