Eddie Jones is determined to avoid complacency but the team’s destruction of
Ireland bodes well for their chances in JapanThey love a bit of karaoke in
Japan and England’s supporters were in full advance cry in the West Stand on a warm Saturday evening. Bon Jovi’s Living on a Prayer was particularly popular – “Ohhh, we’re halfway the-ere!” – and, for many, the time to start believing in Eddie Jones’s improving side has arrived. Keep playing like this and knocking on heaven’s door at the imminent Rugby
World Cup will become a realistic possibility.
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