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Published 10:53 22 Nov 2020 GMT
Updated 10:56 22 Nov 2020 GMT
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Eddie Jones' team are in a position that Ireland found themselves in around 2017 and 2018 - winning a shed-load of games but fielding questions about their style of play. So it proved after their 18-7 win over Ireland, and the England head coach took issue when one reporter questioned his side's lack of attacking sparkle.
"Have you come away with some disappointment," Jones was asked, "that you weren't able to mount much of an attacking challenge?" "Well, I'll tell ya, I'm never disappointed when we beat Ireland," he responded. The reporter was not done yet. He followed up with: "We didn't really look like scoring much in the second half. There must be something more you were looking for... " With that, Jones cut in. "Well you can be disappointed, mate. I'm not. I know how hard the boys worked to beat Ireland. And we've been beaten by Ireland, and it's not a good feeling mate. So we've got a good feeling in our dressing room. They've probably not got a real good feeling in their dressing room. So you can be disappointed, mate. I'm not."Earlier in his press briefing, Jones spoke of his team's physically dominant performance against an Ireland side they have now beaten four times in row. "England versus Ireland games are always tough games," Jones noted. "They've got a strong forward pack, we've got a strong forward pack. It's a tough old game. At times, we dominated physically and we've got a bit more to go there."
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