Former England coach Eddie Jones analyzes England's Six Nations loss to Ireland, highlighting both areas for improvement and positives for the future. Jones emphasizes England's physicality and defence in the first half but points to defensive lapses and ill-discipline in the second as key reasons for the defeat.
Former England coach Eddie Jones has highlighted exactly where Steve Borthwick's men slipped up in their defeat to Ireland .
Borthwick's team managed to score twice in the final minutes, reducing the final deficit to 27-22 and securing a valuable losing bonus point. Jones – who was working as a pundit for ITV – highlighted four major positives for the new head coach. Borthwick's team threatened with the ball in hand but were also guilty of defensive lapses and ill-discipline after the interval. The coach himself pointed to Ireland's superior number of caps as one reason for the stronger second period.
"The second half was almost the opposite of the first. The first 10 minutes, Ireland dominated possession, they used it a lot better in the second half. They looked sharper."
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