EVERYTHING is about pace nowadays in rugby and England’s first eight pack is a little slow.
When I saw the back row picked to play France I was extremely worried that we would lack punch in attack and lack speed to the breakdown.
There is little wrong with Chris Robshaw at six, perhaps a lack of destructive tackling, but as a seven there is too much missing.
Nathan Hughes is useful for Wasps alongside two flying flankers, but has no real pace and Courtney Lawes is a great second row.
With no pace in the pack infringements creep in and penalties are given away. Eddie Jones has got to g...