The last time I saw tackling like that Berti Vogts was taking on Johan Cruyff
Gareth Edwards offers his analysis of Wales' Six Nations victory over England in the Western mail.
"So it was a first on Saturday as flanker Worsley tracked Jamie Roberts like a bloodhound searching for a body. Almost every time the Wales centre ran with the ball Worsley was there waiting to tackle him. Worsley even lined up in the England backs with their outside-half Andy Goode and his replacement Toby Flood packing down with the forwards at scrums when Wales had the put-in.
"It was a clever ploy by Johnson and his coaching team and showed they had been scrutinising tapes of Wales’ victory over Scotland the previous weekend.Roberts had ran amok in midfield on that occasion but Worsley is known for his defensive work and closed off that avenue.
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