Well that’s it, Eddie Jones’ promise of a Grand Slam for England this season gone with his team failing at the first hurdle. Winning last year’s elongated Six nations and the autumn’s Nations Cup, even though not pretty, were supposed to have been the stepping stones in Eddie’s preparation for England’s next World Cup squad with this Six Nations’ Grand Slam win as a rehearsal for the real thing.
It’s true the virus has interrupted many sports, particularly at lower levels, but elite sport has continued with only slight disruptions to its playing programme. This includes the Premiership and...