Eddie Jones’ tactical periodisation stirs up perfect brew for England | Gerard Meagher

Feb 20, 2017

Coach changes players from a tea-and-scones approach to sharp right to the end, which has helped extend the unbeaten run into the Six Nations

When hearing Eddie Jones explain that England’s ability to win matches in the last 20 minutes was down to the training method of “tactical periodisation” it was hard not to be reminded of Clive Woodward’s T-Cup (Thinking Correctly Under Pressure) mantra, not least because of how Jones measures the method’s success. “We have parameters for how quickly they get off the ground,” he said. “I think some of the blokes used to have a cup of tea and a scone with jam and cream before they got off the ground. It was terrible.”

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