Even Tarantino at his filmmaking peak couldn’t pull this off. I made up the madness. England The rugby revenge scheme suddenly sees them clash with the RFU at the Allianz Stadium next weekend.

23 months ago, the Jackets suddenly released Eddie Jones, believing they were moving on to better, brighter things. Steve Borthwick He is in charge of the England men’s national team.

Now, the same England managers who sacked Jones face the dubious prospect of the Aussie swagger returning to the fold and dealing a fatal blow to Borthwick’s reign.

Rassie Erasmus summarizes South Africa’s performance against England

Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus did not want to sound arrogant when describing his team’s victory over England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Rassie Erasmus summarizes South Africa’s performance against England

Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus did not want to sound arrogant when describing his team’s victory over England at Twickenham on Saturday.

The scenario was that ‘Brothers’ would lead the team to the 2027 Rugby World Cup; this was cemented by the five-year deal agreed upon during the headhunt for him. Leicester To stabilize England after they had lost their way under Jones.

Jones’ end was a loss for the Springboks. Autumn Nations Series Just one win, one draw and two defeats forces the RFU to act ruthlessly. But if Jones’ record is poor, where does that leave Borthwick’s current unlucky run?

Team Form

Last 5 Matches

2/5

Race Up to 10 Points

4/5

Borthwick’s team have yet to be booed at Twickenham in recent weeks. Their performances in the respective two-, five- and nine-point losses were far from bad; They were almost on the verge of beating New Zealand and Australia and they were ahead South Africa 12 minutes left until the second half of another entertaining match.

However, if Jones exacts ice-cold revenge for his sixth successive England defeat, then the home fans will surely give Borthwick the bird and publicly unmask the RFU, as happened to Jones two years ago You have to imagine that they will force you to come out. and before the next Six Nations they will either return or expel their men.

This would be a diabolical situation the RFU finds itself in, and the potential for this to happen would provide an intriguing development for next Sunday’s series finale. By the way, what good will losing to the Springboks do? At work Rugby Card Talking points from England’s fifth defeat in five matches:

Felix candy
The elephant in the room is the real thing that happened to Felix Jones. Praise was heaped on the new player who helped the Springboks earlier this year, making his second successive appearance. Rugby World Cup earning.

“Amazing work ethic,” enthused Borthwick in the early days of the partnership, which lasted just eight matches before the Irishman rocked England with his resignation.

Borthwick doggedly insisted that Jones fulfill his notice remotely, focusing on “specific analysis-related projects” from his base in Dublin.

But that confection turned out to be nonsense from the newly promoted senior coach this week. Richard Wigglesworth He clarified that he had no connection with Jones, even though his former team, the Springboks, came to the city of London. This admission was terrible for Borthwick’s England establishment.

Meanwhile, the aggressive attack implemented by Jones has gone up in smoke with Borthwick’s wedding usher Joe El-Abd now appointed as defensive coach. This seems like too casual an arrangement.

A dozen tries in three matches leaked, South Africa revealed Freddie Steward Adding four to the respective three and five tries scored by New Zealand and Australia damaged the credibility of Borthwick’s circle as Jones was not the only high-profile exit.

Adding to the intrigue was the head coach’s staunch defense that he was not aware of allegations of staff bullying and strained relations with players during Jones’ watch; Danny Care’s new autobiography included allegations about Borthwick’s time as one of the Joneses. ‘ assistants. He couldn’t have felt what was happening.

The final question in Saturday’s post-match media discussion concerned the Felix Jones situation and what impact it had. Borthwick responded by saying ‘nothing to see here’: “I have a lot of confidence in the whole management team that we have coached.”

“Ultimately we are getting into positions to win games, which shows that a lot of things are being done really well… we will be a better team because of these painful experiences.”

?? Cheslin Kolbe chose the perfect time to step up South Africa’s scoring pace from the corner to put the Springboks on course for victory against England.#Breitling #Defining the Moment @Breitling pic.twitter.com/IfJhWjivbc

— Autumn Nations Series (@autumnnations) 16 November 2024

Attack weakness
There has undoubtedly been an improvement in England’s attack as eight tries have been scored over the last three Saturdays, but as good as this sounds, they have a bruising problem turning pressure into points in the opposition’s 22.

Look at how they squandered opportunities to capitalize on South Africa being beaten for 10 minutes and a reducible nine-point lead.

They were blindsided and held damnably unscored; this was a failure that reflected badly considering how the competitors were. Ireland They are devastatingly good in these power play situations where the opponent is down a man.

Overall, throughout the match the Springbok averaged 1.7 points per visit despite having 10 entries to their 22, while the visitors averaged 3.2 points from eight entries.

Against Australia, England visited 12 times with an average of 2.8 points; this was less than the Wallabies, who averaged 4.3 points across nine visits; Against New Zealand, the Kiwis averaged 3 points in their seven visits, while 1.8 points were achieved in their seven visits against New Zealand.

England are scoring goals, but not at the dizzying rate they need due to their porous defense in the side, and their decisions in the opposition 22 need to be sternly reviewed, especially as they produced a meager three points in the final second half.

From where Maro Itoje He didn’t point to the posts to make up for the two-score deficit instead of running late Marcus Smith Kicking into the corner was something that didn’t reflect well on him.

In the business of results, they can’t keep scoring more points and giving up the lead in the closing stages of matches. Ultimately it only damages trust.

Steve’s pearl clutch
What is particularly pleasing about Borthwick’s description of his team is that they are always described as “young” and “learning” compared to more experienced and street-conscious opponents. The pearl that cannot be washed is the clutch.

Yes, there are some fascinating new additions for setup performance boss Conor O’Shea and he wasn’t shy about saying ‘generational talent’ would be coming through the pipeline.

But the truth is that Borthwick’s England are not inexperienced. Saturday’s dozen starters were inherited from the Jones era; in fact, eight of them featured in the run-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, with no new players making their debuts under the current coach’s watch.

Add in Saturday’s six ‘inherited’ substitutes, and matchday 23 emerged in which only five players will be included in the new squad in 2023 or 2024. Even if England are predominantly young and learning (which they are not) they still need it. winning here and there to instill the belief that they truly have what it takes to be the best.

In other words, you can’t avoid losing five games in New Zealand, South Africa or Ireland without asking for the coach’s head, but Borthwick seems to think being ‘young’ and ‘learning’ gives him a free pass. It shouldn’t be.

His generous share of the winnings warrants a judicial performance review of his management, even if a win against the Japanese is achieved next weekend.

Jamie and George
How often are we reminded by coaches and players that rugby is a 23-man game? Very often. Take England captain Jamie George. He had his best performance of the autumn on Saturday, but still locked in 49 minutes and started to defend his replacement.

“It certainly doesn’t leave a leadership vacuum,” insisted the skipper, who played the full 80 minutes without a captain in a series of tests at the World Cup a year ago. .

“We have leaders all over the field. If you look at the team at the end, there were a lot of leaders on that team.

“If you talk to every player they want to play every moment of every game but the hooker jersey is an 80-minute performance between two players and when you have Luke Cowan – Dickie or Theo Dan “There are things they can add coming off the bench and I think you saw that with Luke Cowan-Dickie tonight.”

We don’t think we did. Cowan-Dickie’s lack of sharpness contributed to England’s flawed rescue effort, so why didn’t we see more of George? What’s going on behind the scenes with this new ‘catch him early’ tactic?

This is a general theme of Borthwick’s period; Including his ineffective use of the bench for a better purpose and the latest evidence on Saturday. george ford being left unused and kicking up their heels.

The veteran, an advanced EPS contract player in the big RFU dosh, had two error-filled cameos in previous weekends and would be unlikely to make his Twickenham debut if he did, but why pick him as a substitute if he isn’t? Will it be used?

It was essentially a waste of selection, evidence that rugby was not the 23-man game it was constantly made out to be, and a decision that undermined Borthwick’s claims of being ‘young’ and ‘learning’ about his squad. imagine Finn Smith It was on the changes and what he would gain from the run.