Will England's 'fluid' back line work against better opposition?
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
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🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
England named an experimental back line for their test against Australia and although they were able to secure the win, the performance felt a little undercooked at times.
Joining Brian to reflect on the weekend's action is the former Springbok captain Bob Skinstad.
They ponder England's win and in particular the role of Manu Tuilagi who was selected as a winger but rarely appeared there, and also Marcus Smith who was facing his toughest test in an England shirt yet.
The Telegraph's Charlie Morgan is on hand to provide a tactical breakdown of England's back line and also to look ahead to England's clash with World Champions South Africa.
Ireland put in their finest performance yet under Andy Farrell by defeating the All Blacks in Dublin, we get the thoughts of the Irish Times Liam Toland about the Irish victory and how exactly the team is evolving under Farrell.
Plus we get Bob's take on the Springboks ahead of their clash with England this weekend and answer your questions too!
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. |
| 0:24.0 | Two wins from two for England and they saw off Austria at Twickenham on Saturday |
| 0:27.8 | in what was at times a scrappy game. |
| 0:30.4 | Eddie Jones picked an experimental side which included both Marcus Smith and DeWing Farrle |
| 0:34.6 | as well as Manor Tula L, but he was on the wing. |
| 0:38.5 | The England coach insisted that his backline is not dictated by numbers on their shirt, |
| 0:43.0 | adding that his plan was to have fluidity in their play. |
| 0:46.2 | We'll be breaking down the victory and the tactics of England's new look backline |
| 0:49.4 | with the telegraphs Charlie Morgan shortly. |
| 0:52.2 | Next up for England is a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final with South Africa. |
| 0:56.9 | Eddie Jones says he wants to finish the autumn campaign with a scalp of the world champions |
| 1:01.3 | before heading to the next year's Six Nations. |
| 1:03.8 | We'll be discussing the spring box in detail with my co-host today, who is Bob Skinsstad. |
| 1:08.7 | Ireland produced the performance of the weekend to see off the All Blacks in Dublin on Saturday, |
| 1:12.2 | and now three wins out of the last five games for the Irish over the Kiwis. |
| 1:17.1 | Huge shot in the arm for the head coach Andy Farrell, who is enforcing a new style on the team. |
| 1:22.2 | We'll get the thoughts of the Irish Times, Leon Tolland, about the Irish, |
| 1:26.8 | and just where their ceiling is under Farrell |
| 1:29.2 | and what they can do with this current set of players. Elsewhere, we'll be recapping the rest |
| 1:33.5 | of the weekend's clashes. Scotland failed to build on their win over Australia, suffered a defeat |
| 1:38.8 | to South Africa, and Wales have pushed all the way by Fiji and Cardiff, and the Red Roses, |
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