EDDIE Jones and his players can thank their lucky stars that their latest tactical tutorial came from Italy. There is a huge amount to admire about England’s resurrection under Jones, but the coach and his crew will know better than anyone that their record winning run would have come to an end last weekend if they had been flummoxed against stronger opposition in the way they were by Italy’s no-ruck strategy.
It is when the stakes get high that any team rely on their senior players – or ‘leadership group’ – to rise to the various challenges posed on th...