Carwyn’s words had the ring of rugby truth

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: Duhan van der Merwe of Scotland (R) on his way to scoring the only try of the match during the Guinness Six Nations match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium on February 06, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

by CHRIS HEWETT

The Six Nations champions’ abject surrender of the Calcutta Cup unleashed a torrent of jokes, the sharpest of which concerns a man given 80 minutes to live by his doctor. “Is there anything I can do?” he asks, panic-stricken. “You could watch England play rugby,” comes the reply. “Will that cure me?” “No, but it will make the time you have left seem like an eternity.”
There’s plenty more where that came from, but are we being wholly fair to Eddie Jones and his shop-soiled charges? Was it really the grimmest England showing since white-shirted dinosaurs roamed the earth?
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