In his unique style, Sunday Times rugby correspondent Stephen Jones presents his verdict on the international rugby action this November.
"The rugby was dull...Is there anything in sport as stunningly boring as a slow ruck ball, slowing even further when inserted into another mini-ruck three yards laterally across the field? When the ball finally emerges, great news. The saps in the original ruck have all got back to their feet — just in time for another mini-ruck. Pass me the remote control, the World Paint-Drying championships are on the other side.
"Jonny’s back, but he’s no ringmaster any more...Can Jonny, the icon, still inspire a rugby team with his play, or these days is he relying simply on aura and goalkicking? How wonderful that he negotiated all three games, and how cruel it would be to lay at his door all the frailties and embarrassments of England as an attacking force."
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