Drop-goals are not usually a big part of a team’s armoury, but in tight Rugby World Cup contests can be a 'crucial weapon' according to England flyhalf George Ford after he kicked three in 10 minutes in a 27-10 victory over Argentina on Saturday.
Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool D - England v Argentina - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - September 9, 2023 England's George Ford celebrates after scoring a drop goal REUTERS/Peter CziborraMARSEILLE, France, Sept 10 - Drop-goals are not usually a big part of a team’s armoury, but in tight Rugby World Cup contests can be a "crucial weapon" according to England flyhalf George Ford after he kicked three in 10 minutes in aHaving lost flanker Tom Curry to a red card...
"The crucial one was the third one, which took us more than seven points ahead," Ford told reporters. "In a tight game where it is hard to move the ball and score tries, to get more than seven ahead was big for us." "We have the nines pass us the ball and get the boys to put pressure on us to make it as realistic as possible," he said. "It is such a crucial weapon and we have seen before how influential they are at World Cups."
"Five is a lot, isn’t it, but I thought I was on track at one point," he joked. "We were laughing in the change-room, out of this squad Danny Care was the guy with the most drop-goals for England. I thought I had to put an end to that.""I think the temperature makes a massive difference. The ball is also different from the one we use in the Premiership. I am not sure what it is but it travels a lot faster in the air and a lot further.
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