He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage.
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“We know the job isn’t done”. What followed was a performance that saw him combine relentless physicality and astute breakdown management.
The Grand Slam-winning 10-12 axis of Ford and Owen Farrell are reunited for the bid to complete an historic series triumph against one of the southern hemisphere giants.
Towering lock Simmons was a notable absentee when Cheika named his 23 for the clash in Melbourne, where the Wallabies will be eyeing a victory to draw level at 1-1 in the three-match series.
“It was a pretty tough part of my career”, Robshaw told reporters after Saturday’s game. I’d like to thank everyone who tuned in back at home.
The two sides will meet once more in Sydney next week where the Australians will have nothing but pride – and the avoidance of a fourth straight defeat – to play for.
But it never came, due to a combination of the Wallabies’ sloppy handling and England’s unyielding defence protecting their try-line.
Robshaw and pals made 169 tackles to keep at bay a Wallabies side required to make just 49 of their own.
Jones was full of praise for Robshaw, who won his 50th cap in the second Test, once again after the match at AAMI Park and Robshaw revealed he has moved on from his World Cup anguish.
“This win is for the supporters, the people at the RFU and the people in the amateur game”. We’re all in this together.
England: M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath), J Joseph (Bath), O Farrell (Saracens), J Nowell (Exeter); G Ford (Bath), B Youngs (Leicester); M Vunipola (Saracens), D Hartley (Northampton, capt), D Cole (Leicester), M Itoje (Saracens), G Kruis (Saracens), C Robshaw (Harlequins), J Haskell (Wasps), B Vunipola (Saracens).
The teams battered away at each other when play resumed and in another stroke of good fortune for England, Joubert penalised Foley for blocking Farrell even though the Wallabies playmaker had been shoved to the ground by his rival. We want to play rugby.
“(Then) kids want to play rugby and then play for England and the whole game gets healthier”.
Jones is not finished with Australia yet.
“In both games so far they’ve played very smart, they’ve played in the right areas and played well at the ruck, they’ve spoiled a lot of good ball for us”, Cheika said. “That’s what the All Blacks would be thinking”.
From the moment Australia had been humbled 39-28 at Suncorp Stadium, Jones set about ensuring his players did not bask in the glory of one of the great results in Red Rose history.
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England’s victory was founded on a courageous defensive display that was inspired by “The Guy In The Glass” by Dale Wimbrow, a poem about being true to yourself that was read to the squad earlier in the week by assistant coach Paul Gustard.
