Rugby - England undone by lack of Plan B against Wales


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 24 Feb 2019

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Wales v England - Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Britain - February 23, 2019 England head coach Eddie Jones during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

LONDON (Reuters) - After England's kicking destroyed France, Eddie Jones said he expected teams to adjust their defending to deal with it, but he probably did not think the modification would occur so quickly that the approach was virtually nullified in their next game.

So, instead of chalking up a third successive convincing Six Nations victory on Saturday England were beaten 21-13 by a Wales team who had done little of note in their first two games but are now looking greedily at their own Grand Slam.

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