Rugby evening headlines as Woodward goes for Eddie Jones in public attack and Scotland get bad news before Wales game
Here are today's evening rugby headlines on Monday, February 2.
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Who’s hot and who’s not: Ireland, Scottish defence, Tonga fundraising and Luke Cowan-Dickie
Ireland: Hopes were high following their impressive Autumn Nations Series campaign and they were right to be positive after they dismantled defending champions Wales in the Six Nations opener. The Irish were impressive in pretty much every facet, with the forwards dominating and the backline taking advantage of their excellence up front to ease to a bonus-point triumph. The encounter with France this weekend will tell us more but, on this evidence, that could well be a title decider.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Eddie Jones must be held to account after errors
Let me paint a hypothetical scenario for you. Harlequins are playing Gloucester at a fired-up Kingsholm and after a very physical first hour are beginning to translate their glut of possession and territorial advantage into points.
5 things we learned from the opening round of Six Nations action
Scotland and Ireland registered victories on the opening day of the Guinness Six Nations as the competition was launched in compelling fashion.
Eddie Jones takes the blame for tactical decisions after Scotland loss
Eddie Jones admits the role his mismanagement of replacing Luke Cowan-Dickie played in England’s dramatic 20-17 defeat by Scotland.
Six Nations: 'Scotland were world class but England's Marcus Smith should have stayed on'
I was talking to a Scottish mate after Scotland's Calcutta Cup win against England on Saturday and he was in a bit of a daze about how well they had played.
Six Nations 2022: Gregor Townsend urges Scotland to 'back up' win over England
Gregor Townsend says Scotland «have to back it up next week» after retaining the Calcutta Cup with a 20-17 win over England.
Scotland v England: It was sorcerer vs apprentice, flair against flair and Finn Russell won it, just
The first thing Marcus Smith did was dash like a hare and zig-zag crazily and that was just him arriving on the pitch as he showed his eagerness to get on with his big Six Nations test and meet the boss around these parts.