Eddie's Got Too Much Talent To Choose From

Eddie's Got Too Much Talent To Choose From

- Colin Boag

Now that the Autumn internationals are behind us, whose stock rose, and whose fell? Eddie Jones’ problem remains that he has almost too much talent to choose from, so he gave some newish faces a run-out, and England got their three wins without doing any more than was expected. It earned the RFU a few bob, which has to be good for the game, did the corporate hospitality business a big favour, and allowed the Hingerland fans three nice days out at Twickahs.

The Irish have been on an upward curve of late, and that broadly continued. They mullered South Africa, struggled against Fiji with a weakened side, and beat Argentina rather less convincingly than England did. It’s hard to say their star rose, but neither did they go backwards.

Then we come to the Scots who could and perhaps should have beaten the All Blacks, but then went on to humiliate the Wallabies. If you ever wanted evidence of how flawed the Lions’ selection policy was, then this is it. If you look at all of those Welshmen who toured New Zealand, can you honestly say there were only two Scots worthy of their places in the original squad?