In an interview with The Scotsman newspaper last November Rory McIlroy was asked about Tommy Fleetwood’s breakthrough victory at the Tour Championship. After 30 top-five finishes, including six as runner-up, Fleetwood had finally won a tournament on the PGA Tour at the 164th attempt. Because of his popularity and his perceived vulnerability, Fleetwood’s triumph was … Read more
Eddie Jones believes England’s dramatic collapse in the Six Nations can be explained by Steve Borthwick’s overconfidence in looking ahead to a title decider against France before the tournament had begun. Successive emphatic defeats to Scotland and Ireland have undone the progress made during a 12-Test winning run and turned the round four appointment against … Read more
Eddie Jones hailed France’s performance in their Six Nations opener against Ireland but highlighted where they looked ordinary. Fabien Galthie’s charges powered to a 36-14 victory at the Stade de France in Paris, running in five tries to Ireland’s two with Les Bleus dominating the first half of the encounter. France’s performance was centred around … Read more
Eddie Jones believes that World Rugby have an opportunity to be proactive and show leadership after a worrying trend emerged in the Six Nations. He stated that after fellow ex-Wallabies head coach Ewen McKenzie highlighted the lack of a lineout contest during the tournament’s opener between France and Ireland on Thursday evening. McKenzie said that … Read more
Steve Borthwick has been labelled a “tall Eddie Jones” as his former boss at Leicester Tigers, Geordan Murphy, launched a stinging attack on the England head coach. Murphy was director of rugby at the Premiership outfit in July 2020 as Borthwick arrived at the club in a head coach capacity and made his feelings immediately … Read more