Eddie needs rapier in back row, not just three bludgeons

EDDIE Jones has transformed England since the last World Cup, but recently scraped wins have papered over emerging fault lines.
Jones set out to turn the pack into a bludgeon and the backs into a rapier and this had immediate benefits. However, without Billy Vunipola the pack seems to have become too much a brute and lacks the punch to drive through the fringes.
Simmonds has emerged as the antidote, but his injury at half time against Wales exposed the lack of running options selected and, with a defensive back row, England lacked pack punch and barely held onto their lead. Jones needs a pi...

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