JONES ‘TIRED’ JIBE RILES GATLAND

kick-off tomorrow. Jones said of Wales: ‘You can see they’re getting tired. They have made more tackles than anyone else in the tournament and they are playing against an Ireland side who seem to be peaking at the right time. ‘I think Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray have been off the pace a little bit, but they look like they’ve got their mojo back. It was quite evident in the last game that their relationship was stronger than it has been for a while. ‘You’ve got Garry Ringrose playing well, Peter O’Mahony coming back. James Ryan was the star and everyone targeted him — he’s finding his feet again. ‘They’ve got a lot to prove in the last game.’ Wales coach Warren Gatland was quick to ridicule Jones’s comments and pointed out England have made 133 more tackles than his side. ‘What the hell is Eddie Jones doing talking about our game?’ said Gatland. ‘If it was me, I’d be concentrating on playing Scotland. I’ve got no comment on Eddie Jones talking about us. ‘If you look at the stats, England have made a lot more tackles than us in this tournament.’

EDDIE JONES has heaped pressure on Wales ahead of tomorrow’s Grand Slam showdown against Ireland by claiming they are tired. The England coach suggested Wales are running out of steam as they prepare to face an in-form Ireland side with a ‘lot to prove’. Victory for the Irish in Cardiff would give England a shot at snatching the title by beating Scotland in the later