Peter Jackson: A victory for France — and the legend of Shaun Edwards

Peter Jackson gets over the gainline, behind the headline

Once the babble of a Six Nations weekend dies down, an increasingly familiar thudding sound can be heard. It comes not from Tyson Fury beating the heavy bag into pulp but another northerner from the same area of England pounding the record book into a tackle bag.

Shaun Edwards’ winning championship run is up to 11 and counting, a level of consistency beyond the reach of any other coach or player since the Five evolved into Six 20 years ago.