Hold the smiles Eddie, give us Grand Slam joy instead

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EALING, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: Eddie Jones, the England head coach looks on during the Trailfinders Challenge Cup match between Ealing Trailfinders and Saracens at the Trailfinders Sports Club on January 16, 2021 in Ealing, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

WE have heard the Eddie Jones mantras about wanting England to be the greatest team in the world, as well as about putting a smile on the faces of rugby fans during the pandemic, and beyond.
They are laudable ambitions – but what the England head coach appears to have overlooked is that what most Red Rose fans would settle for first is a Six Nations Grand Slam, in which they show the hard-edged consistency required to win all their matches. That is the yardstick by which great sides in the northern hemisphere are judged, and so far Jones’ England teams have hit that peak once in the five yea...

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