Breaking the code: how England’s lineout prowess sealed the grand slam | Gerard Meagher

England, under a strategy devised by Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick, hardly missed a beat on their throw at the lineout and proved its value as an attacking platform in their Six Nations clean sweepEddie Jones has an intriguing relationship with statistics: massaging them to suit his narrative when addressing Ireland’s kicking game during the Six Nations Championship, he also accused the media of being obsessed with them when it comes to England’s perceived problems (or lack of them) at the breakdown.So here is an interesting set of stats for England’s coach. At the World Cup last autumn, his…