England prepared for Italy

England prepared for Italy

World Rugby introduced law changes five months later that meant the approach cannot be repeated, but England coach Eddie Jones has reminded his players of the likelihood they may still need to adapt to something new.

Youngs, who is in contention to start on Saturday when two years ago he was a replacement, said: "We were the first to come up against that sort of strategy through the whole game. I remember watching and realising there was not an actual lot you could do.

"They made a semi-circle around you, you've got nowhere to pass and if you pick and go, you're back to where you started.

"It was bizarre. You just had to try and create a tackle. If you did manage to create a tackle and got quick ball, then they were all offside so it could change in a blink. It was certainly tactically different and smart by them."