Deserving, dominant victors proved that size still matters above all else in rugby. Picture Eddie Jones smiling on the Algarve this past fortnight as Billy Vunipola and Manu Tuilagi danced from collision to collision. Calming leadership – the hallmark of Schmidt’s Ireland – in the midst of this “suffocating” Test match was worryingly absent. Springboks and All Blacks scribble the blueprint to overcome Schmidt’s Ireland. English brawn prevails.

Source: The Irish Times February 04, 2019 06:00 UTC