O2 Inside Line | France Week

[@shonunezekiel]

A very honest and intimate episode - at a different tempo to the usual more pumped-up episodes, which is appropriate considering the debacle at the weekend. Thanks to Toulouse for giving this young man an opportunity at a difficult time - am sure he will give his absolute all to pay them back.

[@Panta_gruel]

Already decided he'll sign for 2 more years in Toulouse

[@romainviry3185]

He has mingled his way into being impressive really quickly in Toulouse. This place , this organisation makes good player turn great. Good on him, stay over Jack 😊

[@rufiusmac6730]

From argentina what a great commentary. Great player ! and i hope you difficult time passes and we make a good match at marseille!

[@olivierarnaud-freaud6369]

From France I feel touched by this story. Proud to hear that Toulouse are providing a positive environment for Jack and his family. With such honesty and professionalism it is obvious that Jack and England will bounce back.

[@davebetts]

Well done Jack Willis. Great humility and honesty - Showing the kind of attitude I really appreciate and can 100% get behind as a fan, even in these tough defeats.

[@richard0807]

Good for you, Jack. It must have been hard to take last Saturday. But England are a team in transition, a work in progress if you will. France five years ago were in the same situation. Now look. As an England supporter, I'll never lose the faith... All best to you and the whole team.

[@2456max]

Well done Jack for stepping up and recording the final statement for this film. Not an easy thing to do, but well said

[@jamessampson7835]

I enjoyed this episode. Nice to hear from Jack given all he has been through, a nice insight into the players lives and logistics of being an international player.

[@Carbojaco]

Cheer up lads, you're an incredible rugby country and it is sad to see you all heads down. You will come back stronger than ever. It is only a matter of time, introspection and hard work. We've been through it all in France these past years and even though it feels good to beat you guys, this kind of victory leaves a bad taste... Rugby needs a strong English side so I wish you all the best, but hopefully not too soon.

[@Daniboi971]

Merci ☺️

[@swann67000]

@@Daniboi971 all the french are VERY happy of your humiliation... BUT we hope in a miracle next week. Only you could help us to win again the trophy 😬

[@clovis1926]

@@swann67000 je ne partage pas ton point de vue , (à part la satisfaction de l'humiliation) mais compter sur une victoire anglaise pour que nous gagnons le tournoi, NON, d'ailleurs une victoire anglaise est peu probable ! et les irlandais ont un record de points à battre plus de 53 points ! Nous avons certainement rencontrés les irlandais trop tôt, nous n'étions pas prêts! mais ils nous ont battus et c'est trop tard pour les regrets ! J'espère même que l'Irlande réalisera le grand chelem! elle le mérite ! Puis nous verrons à la coupe du monde !

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

c'est un discours tres honnete et tres courageux, car venir ici aprés cette défaite n'est probablement pas facile. Les défaites arrivent parfois et il faut savoir les surmonter. Je suis heureux de vous voir jouer à Toulouse, j'espère que vous vous y sentirez comme chez vous, ....le soleil en plus^^, je vous souhaite de réaliser vos rêves....c'est bien parti ! bon courage contre l'Irlande la semaine prochaine, je suis sûr que vous allez collectivement nous montrer un autre visage ! j'ai confiance ! courage !

[@joeboonmusic4004]

Jack Willis is a beast in the making, I have no doubt that he'll bounce back. Lots of changes need to be made with this English team but I'm certain he'll be in the mix for this WC and the next. It's hard to show what you can do when all of your fellow forwards are getting beasted but Willis has world class potential.

[@fabiennebelin7892]

Very nice chap, good player. Lovely to have him play for Toulouse

[@stefanwrobel9857]

What a great interview from Jack 👍

[@rickylee3161]

We are all hurting as fans, as players, as coaches etc. The French played magnificently bravo to that, on the contrary we were poor, but it’s done, I looking forward to you guys battling the Irish, give it your best, hopefully restore some pride and belief in the process.

[@BPRING1]

Top man. Brighter days ahead. Keep positive. Right behind you.

[@scottybot2003]

Im always an England fan, winning England, losing England they are still my team. Even if next week we lose to Ireland in a similar or worse fashion I believe that in the long term it will turn around. Sport works in cycles and all we, as England fans, are experiencing is the echos of the E. Jones era machinery spluttering and failing. Over time Steve and everyone involved will tinker with the relevant parts to get us back to where we need to be and my prediction is in 12-18 months England will be awesome to watch. Keep the faith!

[@feliscorax]

I’m not so convinced you can blame it on Eddie. I certainly wouldn’t go blaming Borthwick, either, if he’s unable to turn things round. For me, it’s about the structures that are in place and the fact they’re no longer the production line of talent they once were. Plus, there’s an overemphasis on size and strength at age level that carries through to the seniors, such that the skills just aren’t there: compare Ireland, France, and New Zealand, for example. Then when they do come through the Premiership, their fitness and conditioning just doesn’t seem up to scratch. Those big French forwards were fit and mobile with excellent hands - when was the last time you could say that about England? 2003 probably.

[@scottybot2003]

@@feliscorax Totally agree with your points here. I was listening to a podcast a few days ago and an ex player eluded to Borthwick not having complete control of who he selects in terms of players so i think we can safely say the team are in limbo right now. In a few years time i hope they are able to bring the next gen players through and actually cap them enough so they can play larger roles than comming off the bench for a few mins at the end of a game. That said i think the future is bright, just not right now.

[@jmurphy9657]

Unfortunately we only have 6 months until the WC😐

[@feliscorax]

@@scottybot2003 In fairness, I’m a Borthwick sceptic, in part because I don’t think international rugby is any place for employing coaches with the training wheels still attached. But, he deserves a chance, and I do think we’ll see what he’s made of at this level in the post-RWC cycle once he’s able to refresh the EPS with his own selections. But, I’ve also got to say, looking at the options, I honestly think there’s more in Old Mother Hubbard’s larder than England’s.

[@somanytakennames]

@@jmurphy9657 We ain’t gonna win it. No way Borthwick was ever going to get us into a contender spot with less than 10 competitive games. Think every England fan just needs to accept that and hope that by 2027 things will come right.

[@tomw4322]

Credit to Jack for doing a post match reaction when he'd rather do anything else. I hope this game was the making of this England team and they bottle the anger. I'd still like to see the kamikaze twins back though. Let's see some fire and fury this weekend boys

[@charlottescott7150]

Wonderful episode. So pleased that Jack is getting back to his best after some setbacks

[@InclusiveEducators]

Jack Willis. Great lad 👍🏻

[@julienporisse9902]

You learn much more from losing matches than in winning. England will improve, every player involved will learn bucket loads from this loss. France played extremely well for 70 minutes. It was probably the most accomplished match from France that i ever witnessed in 50 years of watching 🇫🇷 France. From this loss the foundations of a very strong determined England side will emerge. The loss will be in the back of your head for all your life, it will be a yardstick to measure what is to be done in order not to suffer this humiliating lossever again. Who knows what 6 months can do…

[@crystallineentity]

I can see the future. The end of this video makes me sad all over again :(

[@callum1971]

Come on lads/ladies, let's get behind this team!

[@callumnotman5145]

Tom Willis is the england solution for number 8

[@tjrugbymuscle]

The result was definitely a shame. Must’ve been tough to make this content after the result… so much to fix in the RFU (ESPECIALLY the treatment of the grass roots game) but these vids are always enjoyable

[@zhahahaha1]

One year more in stade toulousain 😁, jack on t'adopte à Toulouse 😊

[@zisssssou]

He didn't have his best game vs France, and i'm pretty sure he would have preferred to come back in Toulouse with something else. But he's a very improving player much appreciated in France. In fact, his experience in Toulouse will feed him to better understand another rugby approach. This english selection is lacking ideas, but Willis is a good idea for their future.

[@Raisonnance.]

L'Angleterre reviendra. Le rugby mondial en a besoin. Vous déglinguer une fois de temps en temps c'est sympa mais cela ne doit pas devenir une tradition annuelle. Autrement, le niveau mondial et européen y perdent. Bravo à Jack Willis d'avoir rejoint Toulouse et surtout de faire l'effort de parler français. Il se débrouille super bien en plus dans son accent ! Bravo à lui et sa femme. C'est courageux. Bref bonne chance à vous. J'aime l'Irlande mais j'aime la France encore plus donc si vous pouviez faire en sorte de gagner à Dublin, vous rendriez des français contents. 🙂🙏🏻🇫🇷

[@rob.1]

Big fan of Willis, but no way should he be playing an International on a Saturday, when he only got to bed at 1am Monday morning, then woke up 3 hours later and get on a plane. He looked tired Saturday. Hopefully future deals with players going abroad will have a clause that allows them not to play in fallow weeks. Player welfare first.

[@MiniMatthew]

Yeah I noticed minute one he was jogging. I think they are training too hard and it fucked them saturday.

[@squidandchips]

There certainly needs to be a conversation around season structure.

[@mattwall2180]

Keep going Jack

[@markabent]

Well done Jack

[@oliversmiddy840]

The players aren’t the issue, the coaching team is. They’ve made a team that wasn’t quite firing but was slowly getting to grips with how Jones wanted it to play, significantly worse. That’s quite impressive in a way. There aren’t many rugby unions who would take a punt on such an inexperienced coaching team, especially having dispensed with ones of the world’s best coaches. Still, Woodward and the rugby media in the UK got what they wanted, so that’s the main thing. As for Willis, he is a fantastic player with a big future.

[@squidandchips]

I wish the media would just f*ck Woodward off. Yeah, he was in charge of a World Cup winning team, but he also was in charge of 3 ass-kickings of the Lions in '05. He did a lot for English rugby, but that was a long time ago. Marler had it right about Wooders milking the cow again.

[@benrawson007]

We need his brother, Tom, at number 8.

[@alexgg7463]

Hi,Alex from France.Ok, your rugby ( Championship and National team ) is maybe in the deepest point of the hole like us not many years ago. But England never die, and i'm sure you will come back stronger with your power and your pagmatism as usual. World rugby needs a strong England...but not too much, ok !?

[@ct4706]

We’ll be back … #instevewetrust

[@DaxSports1]

Why so short?

[@benperks9287]

Shambles

[@timwannell6477]

Not our time. Our time will come again.

[@stevenbissett]

At least you can't be accused of peaking too early.

[@harryhoon39]

Learn use the hurt! I love England forever!😤💔💚💚💚😁😁😁😁🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍

[@grahammitchell5444]

You are all better than that performance. You WILL come back.

[@Porkchop259]

Its not Jacks fault most international coaching is moving forwards while Wales and England go sideways. If what i dread happening happens, after a mediocre world cup New Zealand give Robertson the job and he makes them the best in the world, the RFU should be disbanded as not fit for purpose and start again from the ground up as the English Rugby Union.

[@biglongun]

Thought a lot of Jacks ability but have to be honest I’m not as sure now. He got monstered along with his team mates on Saturday

[@TheFiremansam22]

He's a great jackler but maybe not the physical monster

[@paulmulryne8405]

I think it’s probably about balance. We need some monsters to accommodate a Jack. I watched a SA programme where they rightly said our second row is built like their 8 and 6 and our back row look like their smaller 7s. We just didn’t have the muscle to give him the opportunity he needs to jackal effectively. I think he is class.

[@biglongun]

@@paulmulryne8405 one thing I would say is that we look small compared to a lot of teams, the Boks especially. Every time I watch any England footage, like inside line for example, I’m struck by our lack of size throughout the team. Sinkler looks too small to be a prop, Jamie George and so on. Only Lawes looks like a big athlete.

[@OhDeeDoubleU]

smart making the vast majority of this not about that train wreck of a match

[@Daniboi971]

Humiliated against the French back row

[@johnrowney5087]

What?? No videos of the players laughing and joking on the pitch at full time?? They did it after the pathetic Scotland loss - why not this one??????????????

[@jamespeters7775]

Usually these videos are full of propaganda despite the years of poor performances. Actually quite refreshing that they have scrapped it and started looking at the brutal reality. of where England rugby is at.

[@eyesky3987]

England rugby put out a video on Twitter, suggesting the lads had done a legs session with weights in the gym, 3 days before the game? If correct then this is just dumb! And let’s be honest, they looked slow and heavy legged.

[@marlecmarine5393]

Chins up boy's, give them hell in Ireland........🙂

[@andycampbell5981]

So Its normal at this point were we see the preparation, a glimpse of the tactics and direction of the team, the interaction of the management team.. after what we witnessed.. its clear.. no content to film.. no "building" no "tactics" no "game plan" a 3rd XV turning up for the crack and one eye on the bar. 4 years ago we were world cup finalists .. and that's the best we can do? That's what our national team has become? RFU.. Management team.. not good enough.

[@jep1912]

Oh boys……….. que the f…? Sinners, you have to, have to, fill the entire back line with Jason Robinsons. If not…

[@d_lala]

Nous aimons Jack beaucoup, c est un excellent joueur et très poli ! Son français est charmant !

[@BenBulks]

damn

[@juliewalsh4161]

9:30

[@jptey289]

En fait le seul défaut de ce gars ( mais il est de taille) c'est qu'il est anglais...

[@MantisGotSwagga]

The RFU created this mess on the field. Total incompetence

[@TheFiremansam22]

He looks very skinny for a back row forward

[@craiglodge7402]

Seems like you've used JW as a scrape goat (because he is very likeable), to sugar coat over the preparation week. Love the content normally, but an interview with one player doesn't cover France prep week. Win or lose, please keep to your normal format, because it's great for a fan who loves the inclusivity.

[@wjs7506]

Zero proper content from Saturday like the usual Inside Lines, just embarassing, fall on your sword and do the right thing.

[@Danimal13]

We really need to change the game plan, the kicking game doesn’t work and to not give one of the most exciting attacking 10’s in world rugby a platform to attack from is criminal, major changes need to happen else we won’t be getting out of the group at the World Cup

[@andreemurray7039]

Not good when the crowd start leaving at the 60 minutes too much kicking

[@1477wales4]

Very poor from England........Ireland might want to try to beat ye more than 43 points...........I dont think england will be up for that game

[@olivermoore1879]

Well this was a pointless video. Why not show how they prepared for the game.

[@jamessampson7835]

One way to grow the game is to show the players and personalities off the pitch, which I'd guess was the point of this episode.

[@alkante2962]

Everything so positive...🙄

[@jr1734]

Nice enough bloke, but dull.