Donal Lenihan: Ireland must not allow England dictate the terms of engagement

Eddie Jones has built England’s identity around three key tenets. How will Ireland deal with these this afternoon?

Wales' George North (left) and Ireland's Hugo Keenan in action during the Autumn Nations Cup match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Sat, 21 Nov, 2020 - 07:00

A rugby player, coach and manager during a glittering career with Munster, Ireland and the Lions and now a definitive voice in Irish rugby analysis and commentary.

1. Set piece superiority

As Wales discovered to their cost in Dublin last Friday, you won’t survive in Test rugby without a scrum platform to play off. Eddie Jones knows this better than most, having seen his England scrum dismantled by the Springboks in the World Cup final after first-choice tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler was injured early on.