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A good job done for England but that's all. Given that he's picked pretty much the same people as Lancaster, I hope Jones has something special up his sleeve to get them to play to their full potential. If not, he's going to look like an expensive mistake.

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Good couple of games today with Scotland and England winning. England though are not only leading the table but are the only team capable of a Grand Slam :D

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Yes this is certainly a improvement from the disaster of the World Cup and long may it continue.

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Bring on the Taffs and we will see if England have improved.

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You mean the Taffs who were held to a draw by the team England just beat as well as not having very convincing wins. Still March 12th will tell

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Well my Birthday is on that date so one is hoping to celebrate with a English win as well.:)

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Great win for England in France, with 3 tries, none conceded and in spite of the penalty count.

Six Nations Grand Slam Winners 2016!

ENGLAND


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35821697

Some credit ought to go to Stuart Lancaster who created that squad and is a very decent, unassuming guy. I wish him well for the future. :clap:

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Well done England as its good to have some success after so many painful moments in these last few years.

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Often the difference between success and 'failure' comes down to very small margins. I'm just glad that we've kept scoring tries and if we can reduce the penalty count the future looks very good. :D

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A lot of sport is down to the mental approach in my opinion.

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That's a fact. Mental strength was what won us the 2003 RWC, we played fairly poorly throughout but stayed calm, refused to give up and be beaten. The last plays of the final demonstrated it perfectly. France had nothing to lose last night and were always going to throw the kitchen sink at us. As expected they rose to the challenge and played their best rugby of the tournament yet we still scored 3 tries against them and leaked none. A great win and a vital step if England are going to carry on and challenge the best teams in the world.

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A great win (28-39) for England today v. Australia Brisbane. It started very badly but they kept calm, made good decisions at the right time and ran in 3 great tries to get a rare win in Australia - the first ever in Brisbane.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36505323

Brief highlights here for anyone who's interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZXIbr-3G10

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Yes its a excellent win for us and we certainly have improved under the new antipodean coach that's for sure..

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A historic win for England today!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/36443157

England's first ever series win in Australia. I think the main things Jones has given them are self belief and grit.

The Saxons squad has also just won their series in South Africa.

Couldn't have wished for more from our lads!

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A absolutely wonderful achievement.