Smith remained calm at the end of the 80th minute and easily dealt with England’s attack without an injured captain. Irving Farrell By his side.
Henry Slade Also thrive in the lost midfield Manuturaji After the powerful center scored a corner kick in the opening ten minutes, he suffered a hamstring injury.
Jones admitted that Smith’s performance left a deep impression on him, but said that it was too early to announce the 22-year-old England player as a starter in the first half for the foreseeable future.
“You can’t make these predictions. He is a work in progress and he will get better every game,” he said.
“I think he did a good job today, but he will get better in Six Nations. I know he will be because he is very eager to keep learning and improving.
“Marcus, as long as he continues to improve, he will play an outstanding role in this team.”
Since Farrell was absent from many senior players, Jones’ youngsters seized the opportunity to achieve a decisive victory in the world’s number one team and showed that the Australians hope to bring them a lot of benefits. Performance.
The head coach is confident to let Raffi Quirke replace Ben Youngs ahead of time, support the young centre-back partner, and allow the England team to achieve an incredible victory, and when the game is ready, he also replaced the captain Courtney Lawes.
Jones hopes this is the first step in the “rebirth” of his team, because after an undefeated fall, the England coach aimed at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, which he believes will give England’s rising stars confidence.
“We said in the summer that the Lions Tour drew a line on the beach. You need to be reborn, a little rebirth to participate in the World Cup,” he said.
“Some good players passed, but we also have some very good experienced players. They feel comfortable, they want to be together, they want to work together.
“Our established goal is to win the World Cup, so we hope to do better in the game [Six Nations]. I think this series gives players a lot of confidence. “
When asked whether this victory represented any retaliation for the Yokohama Springboks’ defeat in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, Jones added: “No, I think as I said before the game, this is the first match. A one-off match between the second. The third [ranked teams] in the world.
“We are very happy to beat the world’s top teams.”
