Line-out size matters

THE height stats in the England back row look too one-dimensional for my liking, because everyone is 6ft 2ins.
Whether it is new boy blindside Lewis Ludlum, No.8 Billy Vunipola, or Tom Curry and Mark Wilson, none of them are tall enough to be commanding jumpers at the back of the lineout.
That makes England vulnerable against top level teams with three jumpers, let alone four, and it increases the likelihood of Eddie Jones having to use versatile locks like Maro Itoje or Courtney Lawes at blindside.

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