LAST autumn, Andy Robinson spoke about restoring the excitement factor to England’s style of play and yesterday Jason Robinson returned to the theme. The England captain spoke of a game of width and continuity against France on Sunday, the two elements so obviously absent in defeat by Wales on the opening weekend of the RBS Six Nations Championship.
Both head coach and captain know that neither will be achieved without a forwards effort significantly improved from Cardiff on Saturday. A team who are in the process of a serious rebuilding exercise do not simply go out and play high-risk rugby and if England do not achieve, at the very least, parity in the set-pieces, they will struggle again.
The forwards have been able to work