England look unbeatable in the rain but Wales exposed weaknesses | Nick Evans


The visitors’ showing when it dried up at Twickenham will give hope to Scotland when Eddie Jones’s side visit Murrayfield

If it rains for the next five weeks, England will be crowned Six Nations champions because Eddie Jones’s side have once again demonstrated they are the best wet-weather team in the world at the moment.

As seen against Wales, England had a plan and they executed it perfectly. What impressed me most was how the half-backs – and I include Owen Farrell in that – dropped those kicks in behind the wings and just showed far superior tactical awareness than their opposite numbers throughout.

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