England Grand Slam: Can Eddie Jones beat France in Paris?

Six Nations clean sweep in his first season would be a staging post on the road to the 2019 World Cup

160318-anthony-watson.jpg
Anthony Watson scores for England
(Image credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

England face France in the Six Nations on Saturday, gunning for an unlikely Grand Slam in Eddie Jones's first campaign as coach and six months after the side was humiliated at the Rugby World Cup.

"England have improved steadily but Jones has enjoyed an exceptional start to his tenure as head coach," says Stuart Barnes in The Times. But anything other than victory against France will be a huge disappointment, even though England have been confirmed as Six Nations champions.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up