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George Ford insists England will tap into the anguish of their last Guinness Six Nations meeting with Ireland at Twickenham in an attempt to halt their rivals\u2019 Grand Slam march.<\/p>\nGeorge Ford insists England will tap into the anguish of their last Guinness Six Nations meeting with Ireland at Twickenham in an attempt to halt their rivals\u2019 Grand Slam march.<\/p>\n
Two years ago the St Patrick\u2019s Day festivities were ignited by a 24-15 victory that completed only the third clean sweep in Irish rugby history.<\/p>\n
England have since recorded comprehensive victories against them in home and away fixtures, most notably in Dublin last year, but the memory of Ireland celebrating the Grand Slam at Twickenham still bites.<\/p>\n
Alongside France, Andy Farrell\u2019s men are one of only two unbeaten teams left in the 2020 Championship and Ford sees an opportunity for revenge on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remember two years ago,\u201d said Ford. \u201cWe never like losing matches, particularly at home. Maybe in Test week we\u2019ll dive into a few things to get us right emotionally.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a balance. You don\u2019t want to look too far in the past but if it\u2019s something you can use to get yourself to a higher level then you use it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis week we\u2019ll work out what are the two or three critical things that we need to do to make sure we\u2019re ready for this game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dublin victories over Scotland and Wales have placed Ireland in a commanding position but their trip to the home of Eddie Jones\u2019 World Cup finalists is the biggest test of Farrell\u2019s blossoming stewardship so far.<\/p>\n
Ford insists the dual code international and former England defense coach, who is assisted by Mike Catt, is building on the foundations laid by predecessor Joe Schmidt.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand that Ireland are a very good team, very well-coached, and have started the Six Nations very well, so we have huge respect for them,\u201d Ford said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Andy being primarily a defense coach, we understand they are going to be hard to break down from an attack point of view. They will be looking to bring some line speed and something a bit different against us.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are probably trying to develop their attack in terms of phase play stuff. They have got Mike Catt there as well and he thinks about the game from a very attacking point of view.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stuff Ireland are notoriously good at is the contact area, the kicking game, in the air and the contest at the breakdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is something they are very good at and why would you go away from it if you are very good at it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ford is set to continue at fly-half against Ireland as England look to strengthen their own title claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe needed a win against Scotland, the result was massive,\u201d the Leicester playmaker said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a disappointing result against France and when you start the Six Nations with a loss you\u2019re on the back foot a little bit already.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t have much time to reflect on France or mope around because only six days later we were playing again. The result was everything against Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n