• Fly-half knows coach will have
Ireland firing at Twickenham
• Ford: ‘We never like losing matches particularly at home’
George Ford has not forgotten the last time Ireland came to Twickenham during the Six Nations. Two years ago they inflicted what was at the time England’s first home defeat under Eddie Jones, doing so emphatically to clinch the grand slam and round off a thoroughly miserable campaign for Ford and co.
Whether Jones, or his captain Owen Farrell, addresses the squad about it this week, that stinging defeat is likely to serve as motivation for
England on Sunday. They have their campaign back on track following the disappointing defeat by
France with the scrappiest of victories in
Scotland but there remains a sense England have not yet got going.