Refocus: Joe Launchbury

JOE Launchbury knows England’s breakdown issues must be addressed if they are to put their bid for World Cup glory back on track in South Africa this June.
England will take on the Springboks in a threematch series on the back of three Six Nations defeats against Scotland, France and Ireland, all of whom targeted the Red Rose tackle area, cutting off the amount of quick ball the forwards could generate.
Wasps lock Launchbury, who featured in all five Six Nations clashes, said: “It goes around in cycles. Two or three years ago the breakdown was a massiv...