Brian Moore: England's power plan is effective, let's now see their plan B
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
The Telegraph
4.5 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2020
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
England have made their way into the final of the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup where they will take on Six Nations runners up France at Twickenham.
Joining Brian in studio to reflect on the weekend's action is former London Irish and England winger Topsy Ojo.
The pair reflect on yet another forward dominated win by England, this time over Wales, in the Autumn Nations Cup. Eddie Jones once again relied on his pack to grind down the Welsh and whilst both Brian and Topsy agree they were in complete control, both want to see England throw the ball around a little more against France in their final match before the Six Nations this Sunday.
France qualified for Sunday's final with a routine win over Italy but their preparations for the clash with England have been hampered by having a number of their squad re called to their club sides. We speak with former French international Thomas Castaignède about the battle between French Rugby and their club sides and also about the tragic passing of his former international teammate Christophe Dominici who died suddenly last week aged just 48.
In the Gallagher Premiership, London Irish made a winning return in their first game in the capital for 20 years, Topsy was there to experience their new stadium and says it has provided a massive lift for everyone at the club, we also cha to Newcastle Falcons head coach Dave Walder after the promoted side made it two wins from two with a last gasp win over Sale.
And as ever, as part of the Mitsubishi volunteer programme, we speak to the volunteers who have been working tirelessly during the last year to keep grassroots rugby alive during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:02.0 | Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Full contact. |
| 0:09.0 | In association with Mitsubishi Motors. |
| 0:35.4 | Well England are into the final of the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup after seeing off Wales |
| 0:39.8 | in what was, frankly, largely forgettable affair. |
| 0:42.7 | Eddie Jones once again opted for the power game and grahamed down a resilient Welsh defence to get the victory. |
| 0:47.9 | That sees their side into the final. |
| 0:49.7 | Now, if you thought Saturday's affair was going to be a damp squib, Sunday's final could follow suit because it's emerged that most of the French top players will not be released by their clubs. |
| 0:59.1 | Take on England. |
| 1:00.3 | They've named an inexperienced squad for Sunday's final. |
| 1:02.5 | We'll be speaking to Toma Castagnet, the former French international about the state of French rugby |
| 1:06.9 | and also about the tragic passing of his former teammate, Christoph Dominici, who died |
| 1:11.3 | last week, just aged 48. |
| 1:14.9 | Newcastle Falcons are next to the only two sides with a 100% record left in the Gallagher |
| 1:19.9 | Premiership after two weeks. |
| 1:21.4 | The Falcons saw a sale on Friday with a kicking at a time. |
| 1:24.6 | He's speaking to their head coach Dave Walder about the perfect start of the season |
| 1:27.7 | and what it's like to go over 250 days without playing a competitive game. And we'll be taking |
| 1:33.4 | a closer look at some of the work being done at grassroots level during the last seven months |
| 1:37.2 | as part of the Mitsubishi Volunteer Recognition Program this week. We will be giving away six tickets |
| 1:43.1 | to our volunteer for sundays autumn |
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