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Published 16:29 26 Jan 2022 GMT
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Raffi Quirke of England celebrates with teammates after scoring against South Africa. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)[/caption]
"We may move Sladey in one spot from 13 to 12. "It's important for any 10 in the world whether it's Marcus Smith or Finn Russell or Romain Ntamack for France that the 12 is a good communicator and takes some of the pressure away from the 10 in terms of giving good information and assisting in the defence role."England won the Six Nations, after a nine-month Covid delay, in 2020 but faltered badly when defending that crown, last year. They lost to Scotland, Wales and Ireland to finish fifth. Wales are defending champions, England have a wealth of talent, Scotland had their record Lions representation, last summer, and Ireland are on an eight-game winning streak. Still, Jones feels France are the overwhelming favourites to win the Six Nations, and he was only too happy to go on the record about that.
"Everyone is expecting France to win, aren't they? "You do a tally of all the journalists today and France would be right up there at the top."France head coach Fabien Galthie could only smile as he heard of the comments from Eddie Jones. "I am very happy with this compliment, we’re very happy and proud to be labelled as favourites," Galthie said. We are very happy to hear all those positive comments. "It’s very rewarding, it’s rewarding for our two-year work, it’s rewarding for all the commitment of the players, the virtues of the team and their dedication on the pitch."
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