Another Six Nations campaign and, for England, another Grand Slam hope extinguished after just one round. With a trip to Paris in the final round, their title hopes are slim, too.
It is now six campaigns without a Slam for Eddie Jones’s team and they have lost their opening game in the past three. Even as a self-confessed lover of the Championship, Jones will not mind a jot if England end up winning the World Cup next year. That, of course, is the holy grail for fans, but Championship success is appealing, too.
