England’s risk-averse game blunts their threat and Six Nations ambitions | Ben Ryan

A lack of freedom and adaptability in Eddie Jones’s gameplan allowed Wales to emerge victorious in CardiffThe truth shall set you free. As a coach I have thought a lot about the Wales against England game in the last round of the Six Nations and in particular, England’s lack of a Plan B. In itself, Plan B is a bit of an untidy phrase. Like an “in case of emergency, smash the glass” kinda of plan. That wasn’t what England lacked. It wasn’t an emergency when the tactics needed to change, just a need to adjust their bearings and find space and opportunity somewhere else to gain back the momentum.…