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England were boring was immediate. “People can think what they like,” said the Wales head coach. “They have only lost one game in how long and they are playing a winning brand of rugby.”
It was probably not the response Pivac’s predecessor, and master jouster, Warren Gatland would have resorted to, but the new regime is more focused on refining performances than winding up opponents. And, anyway, statistics from the opening two rounds of this year’s Six Nations show that Wales have taken fewer risks than England, playing a territory rather than possession game.