Eddie Jones of the Saracens Rugby Club sat down with Simon Mayo a week ago. While there, Jones talked about how the ELVs were ruining rugby and how Rugby should be kept ugly. Here is what Jones had to say

“The reason for the lack of quality is that sides are unsure of the way the games are going to be refereed. There has been such an emphasis on the ELVs that a lot of the other laws have not been administered. Sides are not being penalised for offside because the referee is focusing almost exclusively on the breakdown, and that kills the space, which makes it more difficult to attack well.”

Jones also goes on to say that “The Beauty of Rugby is in the Ugliness” and the ELVs are only causing players to stumble and think back. It’s a move by the Rugby Union to try and refine a sport that was already fine.

Jones also talked about the characters of most of the Rugby teams in the Union. He even goes on to say that English Rugby players are taught not to take risks. He also adds that the Australians were taught to be arrogant – both in rugby and cricket. Jones also went to talk about other teams in the Rugby Union including Springboks and the All Blacks.