England’s marketing campaign led to a 25-13 defeat to champion France which additionally noticed the hosts win the Grand Slams; The outcome confirmed Jones’ third place, however the Australian refused to reply questions on his future
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Eddie Jones is not going to be drawn to his future after England’s loss to France
Eddie Jones refused to reply questions on his future after England slipped to 3rd place within the Guinness Six, however accepted that his efficiency as coach wasn’t adequate.
France had been topped Grand Slam champions to say their first title since 2010 after exiting 25-13 winners in Paris, although a tense efficiency on the event’s nerves prevented them from withdrawing at any stage.
It’s the third time in 5 years that England have completed and suffered three defeats, and a poor comeback raises questions on Jones’ suitability to proceed as head coach simply 18 months after the World Cup. However he insisted it was as much as the RFU to resolve whether or not it ought to proceed.
“That is not a query I’ve to reply, I am simply doing my job,” Jones stated. “It is a query that others must reply. I do not even give it some thought.
“I am disenchanted – disappointment for the followers and the gamers. Clearly I did not do effectively sufficient, I settle for that, however we’re shifting in the proper path. The outcomes usually are not adequate. When rebuilding the staff takes time.”
England’s combative qualities that had been evident all through the Six Nations prevented France from accelerating clearly and took management early within the second half, scoring an try by way of Freddy Steward.
However Antoine Dupont responded with a cultured try and regain management and though the Guests stayed within the battle by exhibiting spectacular resilience, they lacked the firepower to weaken a stable protection a second time.
England gamers regarded annoyed throughout the first half in opposition to France
“France deserves the Six Nations title, they’re the most effective staff, however we had sufficient possibilities to win that match, however we did not put them away. We weren’t skilled sufficient to do this,” Jones stated.
“That was a little bit of a narrative for us within the Six Nations, we put ourselves in positions to win the three video games we misplaced nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient mentality, not adequate to win these video games.
“That is disappointing, however the spirit we’ve got proven will be sure that this staff continues to maneuver in the proper path. This can be a nice reference match for us.
“We have now plenty of good younger gamers, and a number of the older gamers are beginning to play some actually good rugby once more, so we’ll have a superb combine throughout the World Cup.”
France gamers rejoice after Antoine Dupont scored his staff’s third try
France claimed their tenth Grand Slam title and deserved to win after definitively proving themselves to be the most effective staff within the match.
“That is our third match collectively as a staff,” DuPont stated. “We had been very shut twice so we all know how onerous it’s to win.
“This can be a very glad outcome and it’s good to have the ability to rejoice the win. We wished to jot down our place in historical past.
“In fact, we’ve got the World Cup subsequent 12 months in thoughts, discussing it between us, however for now we’ll benefit from the main tournaments – and we’ll begin fascinated about the World Cup later.”
