If England can get the ball to their wingers in space they will score tries, so Malins has in effect been picked to join the dots
If England’s biggest weakness without the ball this Six Nations has been their ill-discipline, then the problem with it has been an inability to complete attacking moves. That is where Max Malins comes in and precisely why I believe Eddie Jones has decided now is the time to give him a first start.
Malins’ biggest strength is his ability to turn scenarios where England are three-on-three or two-on-two into tries. The problem has been finishing off moves on the edges, in the and around the 15-metre channels. We know that if they can get the ball to their wingers in space, they will score tries so Malins has in effect been picked to join the dots.
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