Eddie Jones confident England can spoil France’s bid for Grand Slam

Twickenham, England – Eddie Jones insists England is aware of what it has to do in an effort to deny France a Grand Slam and end the Six Nations with a flourish.

France has been the highest workforce on this season’s Six Nations, however needed to endure some nervous moments in a 13-9 win over Wales that saved it on monitor for an unbeaten marketing campaign.

England, against this, will head to Paris following a document 32-15 loss at house in opposition to Eire, a match that noticed England’s Charlie Ewels despatched off simply 82 seconds into the motion.

“We have overwhelmed France in our final two video games, so we have a fairly good thought of find out how to play in opposition to them, however actually Wales did very well on Friday night time,” Jones mentioned.

“Wales misplaced the kicking within the first 20 and to beat France you must out-kick them. That is the very first thing.

“Then you must out-fight them across the ruck, which Wales did.”

“Wales are a extremely laborious, powerful workforce and we’ve got to duplicate them on the ruck and maintain (scrumhalf) Antoine Dupont quiet.”

France is now simply 80 minutes away from its first Grand Slam since 2010 and Jones, who guided England to its most up-to-date clear sweep within the match with a 31-21 victory in Paris six years in the past, hopes the strain surrounding Saturday’s match falls on Les Bleus.

“For them to be enjoying for the Grand Slam, I keep in mind going there in 2016 going for the Grand Slam and since it is such an enormous factor in European rugby, it does turn out to be one thing of their head,” the Australian mentioned.

“And the one approach we are able to make that stay of their head a bit extra is to play with such an depth, and such ferociousness that we put them on the again foot. I believe we have seen it in just a few video games.

“Look, France are workforce, do not get me mistaken. However like every workforce — even the good All Black groups successful at 90%, in your day if you will get caught into them bodily, take away their strengths, you’ll be able to trigger them issues.”