England players have been allowed to return home during the first part of the first rest week and will reconvene at their Bagshot base on Wednesday to begin plotting a first Calcutta Cup win since 2020 on Saturday week.
“You’ve got to win your home games in this tournament; we’ve got two more home games in this competition – that will put us in good stead,” said Elliot Daly, whose try proved decisive against France.
The head coach heralded the 26-25 victory against France as evidence of his side’s improvement and, after two rounds of the Six Nations, England sit third in the table with six points, four behind the leaders Ireland, and can consider themselves in the title race.
Fixtures against Italy at home and Wales away follow and though Ireland have proved the team to beat so far as the only side to win their first two matches, England remain in the hunt.
England are hopeful George Furbank and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will be back for the business end of the Six Nations campaign to bolster their title push after keeping their hopes alive with victory against France.
