'Taking the p***' - Lawrence Dallaglio slams Eddie Jones, picks his England XV

Sunday, 06 March 2022 at 06:06

byRugby Rucker

England legend Lawrence Dallaglio has slammed Eddie Jones for trying to pull wool over the eyes of fans ahead of next weekend’s Guinness Six Nations game at home to Ireland.

“I hear Eddie Jones talking that this is a young inexperienced side, this a new England side. I mean, c’mon, who are you trying to kid?" said the former No 8 when hosting the latest episode of his new podcast.

"You have been the head coach for six years, you can’t suddenly try and pull the wool over England fans’ eyes and say this is a new era, a new dawn. We’re 18 months out from the World Cup.

“We were told that Harry Randall, who didn’t have a bad game, was picked to pick up the pace of England’s attack and try and get them playing a bit quicker.

"The image that stuck in my mind is every time we had the opportunity to up the pace of the game we seemed to deliberately slow it down.

Sir Clive Woodward: England XV

BACK-THREE:

15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
14. Max Malins (Saracens)
11. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)

Freddie Steward of England goes over for a try during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Australia at Twickenham on 13 November 2021. Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK

CENTRES:

13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
12. Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks)
or Mark Atkinson (Gloucester) for Elliot Daly (Saracens)

Henry Slade of England kicks the conversion during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

HALFBACKS:

10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers) for Harry Randall (Bristol Bears)

Marcus Smith of England celebrates after winning during the Autumn Nations Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 20 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

FRONT-ROW:

1. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
2. Jamie George (Saracens) for Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
3. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears) f

Ellis Genge of England (digitally altered) during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

SECOND-ROW:

4. Maro Itoje (Saracens)
5. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints) for Charlie Ewels (Bath)

Maro Itoje of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK

BACK-ROW:

6. ALfie Barbeary (Wasps) for Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints(
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
8. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)"

Alfie Barbeary of Wasps during the Gallagher Premiership rugby match between Exeter Chiefs and Wasps at Sandy Park on 17 April 2021. Photo: Cameron Geran/PPAUK