Here is the rugby news for Sunday March 20 as the fallout begins from dramatic events on Super Saturday.
Woodward warning for Wales
Sir Clive Woodward has warned the humiliating home defeat to Italy will cast a shadow over Welsh rugby for years to come.
The England World Cup winning coach also says that while Wales were celebrating Alun Wyn Jones winning his 150th cap and Dan Biggar his 100th, the Azzurri were 'quietly fancying their chances' at the Principality Stadium.
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He argued the Six Nations has become a two division tournament, with champions France and Triple Crown winners Ireland out on their own. Wales, England and Scotland join Italy in the lower tier, he feels.
Woodward spelt out his concerns for Wales in a column for the Mail where he writes: "Until Saturday I thought they were punching above their weight in an injury-ravaged season, but that defeat will cast a long shadow. They looked flat.
"What a boost for Italian rugby. I can’t claim that I anticipated the win but Italy have unquestionably been improving this season.
"But for a couple of unkind calls in Rome last week they could have run Scotland very close and on Saturday you could see they had a good mindset.
"While Wales were celebrating various player milestones, Italy clearly fancied their chances. I am 100 per cent opposed to South Africa replacing them in the Six Nations, which is a European competition and must remain so. For Italy to start becoming competitive would be a huge boon."
Assessing the tournament as a whole, Woodward said: "My take is that there are manifestly two divisions. There are France and Ireland and then there are the rest.
"France and Ireland are forging ahead in their understanding of the modern game, their skill levels and attacking intent and the tempo they attempt to play the game at. I still believe in promotion and relegation but it would be great if it wasn’t always Italy having to run that gauntlet."
Eddie refuses to speak about future
Eddie Jones refused to answer questions over his future after England slumped to a third-place finish but accepted his performance as head coach has not been good enough.
France were crowned Grand Slam champions to claim their first title since 2010 after emerging emphatic 25-13 winners in Paris, although a jittery performance caused by the nerves of the occasion prevented them from pulling clear at any stage.
It is the third time in five years that England have ended the tournament nursing three defeats, a poor return that raises questions over Jones' suitability to continue as coach just 18 months out from the World Cup.
But he insisted it is up to Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney to decide if he should carry on.
"That is not a question I need to answer. I just do my job. It's a question for other people to answer. I am not even thinking about that," Jones said.
"I'm disappointed. Disappointed for the fans, for the players. I obviously haven't done a good enough job, I accept that, but we're moving in the right direction. The results aren't good enough. When you rebuild a team it takes time.
"France are deserved champions of the Six Nations, they are the best team, but we had enough chances to win that game, we just didn't put them away. We were not quite clinical enough in doing that.
"That has been a little bit of the story for us in the Six Nations, we have put ourselves in positions to win the three games we have lost but not been clinical enough, not been good enough, to win those games."
Brown lays into Jones
Eddie Jones is under fire for his tactics and team selections in various Sunday papers. Among the critics is former England full-back Mike Brown, who pulls no punches in his column for the Mail.
"With the talent and depth that England have, finishing third is simply not good enough," he writes. "The coaching team has plenty to answer for. I imagine Jones will have some very uncomfortable conversations with the RFU over the next few days.
"Some of the selection calls have been baffling. There’s no consistency. Why does Jones keep changing the spine of the team? You don’t see Jurgen Klopp tinkering with the core of his team when Liverpool have a big game.
"South Africa had consistency when they won the World Cup. You knew their hooker, second-row, No 8, scrum-half, fly-half, and full-back. That consistency made them successful. The players knew each other inside out and that helps breed confidence in each other."
Of England in Paris he went on: "The only tactic seemed to be kick and hope Freddie Steward could get it back! I just don’t see the point in selecting Steward on the wing. He’s England’s stand-out full-back but he’s not one of the country’s best wingers.
"If it’s a World Cup final tomorrow then he’s pretty much an automatic selection at 15. But we don’t know who the second winger to Jack Nowell is because there’s been no consistency in selection."
Sexton targets World Cup next
Johnny Sexton reckons Ireland can banish their World Cup hoodoo with Triple Crown success just one step on their journey as they build towards next year's global tournament in France. The Irish claimed the first major silverware of Andy Farrell's reign following a dominant 26-5 bonus-point victory over Scotland in Dublin.
Ireland have consistently bombed in World Cup tournaments, but the veteran fly-half is full of belief looking ahead to 2023. He said: "We've got great potential, haven't we?
"That's what we have at the moment and we've got to make it reality and we've got to keep building over the next, whatever it is, 18 months to make sure that when it does come around we've taken a slightly different approach.
"We've started talking about it already that this is the journey, which is a different approach to the previous management that I've worked under, which I think is the right way to do it.
"I wanted us to have something to show for our hard work over the last few weeks. It's an incredible environment. We showed guts and showed everyone in the stadium what it means to us to play for Ireland. That's the most important thing."
