- England captain decided not to approach the referee at all
- Jones: ‘Owen got a great balance in his game because of that’
Eddie Jones believes Owen Farrell was able to rediscover his best form in England’s thrilling Six Nations victory over France because of a deliberate policy not to approach the referee.
Farrell produced arguably his best performance for England since the 2019 World Cup on Saturday and Jones revealed that the gameplan was to “allow the referee to do what he wanted”, allowing his captain to direct his aggression towards France instead.
