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We look at five talking points ahead of Englands highly anticipated Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham. on Saturday. Ireland came into this seasons championship looking for a third successive Six Nations title, but injuries and the loss of key players like Paul OConnell have proven too much of a hurdle as they remain win-less in 2016. Joe Schmidts side started handsomely in the first 20 minutes at the Aviva Stadium in round one against Wales, but had to settle for a draw. They then fell to a late Maxime Medard try as France edged them 10-9 in bruising battle in Paris. Alex Payne gives you his top betting tips ahead of the Six Nations clash between England and Ireland England on the other hand are unbeaten this year, out-muscling Scotland in Edinburgh before taking Italy apart in Rome, but there are quiet whispers that we havent yet seen the best of Eddie Jones side. The two teams lock horns on Saturday with Ireland needing to repair their campaign while England want a victory that they owe their fans, according to Danny Care. Here we look at five talking points ahead of the clash...The hatred of England Eddie Jones has told his side to use the English hatred to fuel them Eddie Jones has called upon his side to use the hatred of England as a motivating factor in the Six Nations.Its Jones first trip to Twickenham as coach of England and though he wont need any motivating, he has offered some to his team ahead of the visit of Ireland.Maybe Clive Woodward summed it up best when he said everyone hates England - thats true, Jones said.Because of the history that is involved with the social and historical context, there is that long-seated rivalry and hatred of England. You can feel it.Im not going to use it, but within the side they can use it. As I said when I took over, Im not English, Im Australian, but I will be absolutely committed to them.England havent exactly set the world on fire Jonathan Joseph celebrates with team-mates after scoring his second try against Italy in Rome England may be off to a winning start under Eddie Jones but not everyone is convinced that they are the real deal.Former Ireland international Alan Quinlan responded to Jones criticism of Irelands kicking game by questioning Englands results, as well as Jones influence on the team thus far.Quinlan said on the Sky Sports Podcast: We dont really know how England are - they have beaten Scotland and Italy. Sky Sports Rugby Union Podcast - 24th February Scotland have lost nine on the bounce. England have not exactly set the world on fire yet.Eddie Jones has not really changed this team up too much - they still have not got an out-and-out No 7.Jones has said himself that he wants to be judged on Englands performances in three years time rather than this seasons campaign, but the significance of making a winning start at Twickenham in the wake of the World Cup disaster will not be lost on him.New boys Josh van der Flier could be Irelands key man on Saturday All the excitement in England surrounds Maro Itoje finally getting a start and Elliot Daly on the bench. The press has been banging on about them being the saviours of England rugby for some time and finally we will see what they can do in the Test arena.Injuries may have forced Schmidts hand but there is just as much excitement surrounding Irelands debutants as centre Stuart McCloskey and flanker Josh van der Flier make their test bows.McCloskey has been in superb form for Ulster. Hes a big strong man who certainly brings plenty of physicality to the mid-field but to label him a battering ram is underestimating him. With soft hands he has the potential to get the offload away and unlock defences. Starting alongside Robbie Henshaw, this is a massive centre pairing for Ireland and they will certainly look to test Englands defence. England head coach Eddie Jones is confident Maro Itoje will cope with the pressure of making his full debut In Schmidts words, Van der Flier has the opportunity and a huge responsibility to go out and capture that 7 jersey in what will be a really tough test for him. A natural scavenging openside, Ireland will hope Van der Flier will add an extra continuity edge against Englands imposing pack.Connachts 22-year-old lock Ultan Dillane could also make his Test bow off the bench and his power could make a big impact. I was doing a couple of tackling bags with Ultan there and it was like hitting a bull, explained Keith Earls. The weight of him. I said it to Johnny [Sexton] how heavy is that fella? Normally you might drive him back a bit but it was just, bang. StopTactics In the first episode from our rugby skills academy, England full-back Mike Brown gives a masterclass in the art of high ball catching. Given the extent of Irelands injury list, what can we expect from Joe Schmidt in terms of tactics on Saturday? This week it has all been kicking-off following Jones claims Ireland have kicked away 60-70% of possession. Eddies maths dont quite add up - after two rounds Ireland have kicked from hand 37 times compared to Englands 50...Kicking is of course a crucial part of the modern game and Ireland used a kick and chase strategy to great affect on their way to back to back Six Nations titles in 2014 and 2015, however we cant see Ireland getting much out of an aerial bombardment against Englands back three.Their set-piece is going to be crucial here and the return of Mike Ross is a huge boost for them as Ireland need parity in the scrum.Van der Flier may not be a ball carrier in the Sean OBrien mould but he is more of a natural No 7 and his speed at the breakdown will be crucial against a very physical England back-row. Ireland will want to build through the phases and really put the pressure on Englands defence. Van der Flier could well see himself be the key man in this game.Targeting Sexton? Jonathan Sexton in Ireland training Jones has certainly been making plenty of friends across the Irish Sea and his quips about Sextons fitness and welfare have caused a bit of media storm.Sexton has a recent history of head injuries and had to leave the field early against France after some late hits caused what was later diagnosed as whiplash.Irelands medical team will no doubt have made sure that Sexton is fit a raring to go come Saturday. Sexton has only finished three of the last 22 Test matches he has started and while not all of these would have been due to injury, at least half have been.Sextons role as Irelands playmaker makes him a legitmate target for England. They will want to close him down as quickly as possible and put pressure on him at every opportunity, and Sextons team-mate Andrew Trimble believes he will take it all in his stride.I dont think Johnny will be frustrated by any of that in the slightest, Trimble said. I think there has been enough talk about it.He can definitely go out there and end a lot of that chat. He certainly got a hard time in the French game, with guys coming at him left, right and centre. England captain Dylan Hartley has played down talk of winning the Grand Slam Johnnys confrontational and aggressive, and thats just with us never mind the opposition. But Johnny can handle it, he can handle himself more than most people out there, to be honest. So I dont think hell be bothered at all by any of the talk.England: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Jonathan Joseph, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Jack Nowell, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs; 1 Joe Marler, 2 Dylan Hartley (c), 3 Dan Cole, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 George Kruis, 6 Chris Robshaw, 7 James Haskell, 8 Billy Vunipola. Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Courtney Lawes, 20 Jack Clifford, 21 Danny Care, 22 Elliot Daly, 23 Alex Goode.Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Andrew Trimble, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Conor Murray; 1 Jack McGrath, 2 Rory Best (c), 3 Mike Ross, 4 Donnacha Ryan, 5 Devin Toner, 6 CJ Stander, 7 Josh van der Flier, 8 Jamie Heaslip.Replacements: 16 Richard Strauss, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Nathan White, 19 Ultane Dillane, 20 Rhys Ruddock, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Simon Zebo. Sidney Crosby Jersey .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. Bryan Trottier Jersey . 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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Despite the new carpet and windows, faster elevators and some fresh paint, Beaver Stadiums press box still shakes and rattles when Penn State is rolling.It swayed early and often on Saturday night as the No. 20 Nittany Lions hammered Iowa 41-14 in front of more than 106,000 fans, buzzing with Top 25 football back in Happy Valley.An even bigger face lift has come on the field, where Penn States offense looks nothing like the woeful units that sputtered in James Franklins first two years. This group, led by the twin rushing attack of Saquon Barkley and Trace McSorley, is on fire .If you want to stop the run and you come at me, you give Trace an opportunity to beat you with his feet and if you try to stop us both, you give him a chance to beat you on the outside in the passing game, Barkley said.Barkley accounted for 211 all-purpose yards, scored two touchdowns and McSorley completed 11 of 18 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns. McSorley added 40 rushing yards and another score on 14 carries for the Nittany Lions, who won their fifth straight Big Ten game for the first time since 2011.The Nittany Lions (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten, No. 12 CFP) scored on seven of 11 possessions and kept the pressure on after leading 24-7 at halftime.I think as you guys know, we spent a lot of time in the offseason studying different schemes, different offenses, Penn State coach James Franklin said. This is kind of how we envisioned it, and obviously when youve got a guy like Saquon Barkley, he changes things for everybody.Barkley scored on a 57-yard run in the first half and caught a 44-yard touchdown pass in the second. Receiver Saeed Blacknall also caught a touchdown for the Nittany Lions and Tyler Davis kicked two field goals.Backup quarterback Tommy Stevens, himself a vaunted runner who competed with McSorley for the starting job in training camp, got in on the action. He capped the game with a 13-yard touchdown run on a jet sweep, capping it by blasting his way through two defenders at the goal line.C.J. Beathard completed 18 of 26 passes for 204 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Hawkeyes (5-4, 3-3). He was sacked four times. Running back Akrum Wadley caught a touchdown for Iowa and Jerminic Smith hauled in another with 6:30 to play, but it was too little, tooo late.dddddddddddd.Theyre a completely different team than they were in September, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.THIRD DOWNS A CHARMThe Nittany Lions entered the game converting just 25.2 percent of their third downs. They completed 7 of 14 in this one and gave Iowas offense fits in the same situations.The Hawkeyes converted just 2 of 10 third downs and linebacker Jason Cabinda set the tone early. On third-and-2, Beathard kept the ball and tried to leap over a pile. Cabinda met him in midair , knocking him backward where fellow linebacker Brandon Bell finished him off.RUSH DThe Hawkeyes entered the game boasting a nice two-headed rushing attack of their own. Wadley and LeShun Daniels had shared reps with good results. They combined for three 100-plus yard performances apiece over the last three games but were held to a combined 46 by Penn States aggressive front seven.Iowa finished with 30 rushing yards altogether on 26 carries.We talked about how physical this game was going to be up front, I think weve proved that we can match up with people, Franklin said. Holding that team to 30 yards rushing? (Thats) big time. Big time.THE TAKEAWAYIowa: The Hawkeyes hopes of competing for the West Division title for a second straight year took a big hit with No. 8 Wisconsin and Minnesota -- both two-loss teams coming into the week -- winning on Saturday. The Hawkeyes still have to face Michigan and Nebraska. A trip to Illinois two weeks from now will be Iowas best shot at bowl eligibility.Penn State: The Nittany Lions look like a completely different team than the one that began the season. The offense is clicking, the defense is formidable and the schedule should be relatively easy the rest of the way. Penn States remaining opponents are a combined 9-18 and only Indiana has a winning record.POLL IMPLICATIONSPenn States well-rounded play coupled with losses bodes well for its chances to move up a few spots in the Top 25 .UP NEXTIowa: Hosts No. 3 Michigan (9-0, 6-0) in a prime-time game at Kinnick Stadium.Penn State: Pays at Indiana (5-4, 3-3) where the Nittany Lions are 7-1.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Cheap Authentic Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Authentic Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Wholesale Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys Online Wholesale Jerseys China ' ' '

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