England coach Eddie Jones' analysis of his Six Nations champions

20 March 2017 04:40

England retained their RBS 6 Nations title but missed out on the Grand Slam following a 13-9 defeat by Ireland.

Here, head coach Eddie Jones gives his thoughts on the strength of his team.

FRONT ROW

"We don't have three tightheads. We've got Dan Cole doing an exceptional job, but if he gets injured, we've got Kyle Sinckler coming through. We want Paul Hill to come through and we want one more in that position to come through. The rest of the front row is pretty good."

SECOND ROW

"At lock we're exceptional. At this stage Maro Itoje is essentially a lock who can fill in at the back row. Courtney Lawes is the same and that adds great flexibility."

BACK ROW

"Like always we still need to revise the back row and see how we can improve it."

HALF-BACKS

"We need a third scrum-half, but for fly-halves we're good."

CENTRES

"We're good at 12 and at 13."

WINGERS

"We're outstanding for wingers."

FULL-BACK

"We're still looking for other options. We do need a couple of other guys, but I think they are within the squad."

Source: PA