England hailed after Six Nations triumph over Ireland
Jones’s resurgent team hands coach Schmidt a first-yet home defeat in the championship with a resounding victory that blows the tournament wide open
England coach Eddie Jones was hailed by British media for orchestrating a tactical masterclass after their stunning upset victory over Six Nations champions Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. Jones’s resurgent England handed Ireland coach Joe Schmidt a first-yet home defeat in the championship with a resounding 32-20 victory that blew the tournament wide open on its opening weekend. The Sunday Times led with the headline “England’s titanic triumph in Ireland”, saying Jones and his coaching staff “deserve the thanks of a grateful nation”, while “those on the field deserve thanks almost tending towards a fawning”. England’s physicality came to the fore as they bullied Ireland all over the pitch at the Aviva Stadium. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, former Scotland and British and Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan pointed out how “England caught the Irish cold by playing them at their own game”. Jones’s side, he said, “put down a real marker for the rest of the Six Nations campaign”. “Ireland...
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