The Breakdown | Rigid England need to take more risks to have a hope of World Cup glory | Paul Rees

Have excessive analysis and rigorous training methods made Englands players too fearful of making mistakes and not flexible enough to flourish on the big stage? England select Baths Watson to face SpringboksStuart Lancaster has not had much of a buffeting in the media since he became the England head coach, partly because of the World Cup campaign of 2011 and what happened afterwards and partly because he has carried himself with dignity and humility. And, generally, the national side has been going in a forward direction, even if the last Six Nations title was four years ago. Continue readin…