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‘You feel closer to the bloke next to you because you’ve shared experiences off the field’: England’s impressive Six Nations win over Ireland inspired by night out playing darts at Flight Club
- England secured impressive 32-20 win over Ireland in their Six Nations opener
- Henry Slade revealed that they had earlier enjoyed night at Flight Club in London
- No 8 Nathan Hughes claimed Courtney Lawes was the star performer in the darts
- ‘I checked out with three doubles – I shocked myself,’ outside centre Slade added
Daniel Matthews For Mailonline
Henry Slade has revealed how a night of darts inspired England’s rugby stars to victory over Six Nations rivals Ireland.
Eddie Jones‘s side secured an impressive 32-20 win over the Grand Slam champions, with Slade scoring twice in Dublin.
It was one of the finest England displays of recent times, and one forged on the oches of Flight Club in London.
Henry Slade (L) revealed a night of darts inspired England’s rugby stars to victory over Ireland
Centre Slade scored twice as England secured an impressive 32-20 win in Dublin last week
‘We had a room, played some darts, a couple of drinks and had a real good time. I checked out with three doubles – I shocked myself,’ Slade said.
‘We’ve had a real emphasis on being together on and off the field, getting together in little groups off the field and having a good time… we didn’t tend to do that as much before.’
He added: ‘You feel closer to the bloke next to you because you’ve shared experiences off the field. It’s not purely business and work; you’re playing with your mates.
‘It feels like you’re back at school playing with your mates, who you genuinely want to do well for.’
‘We had a room, played some darts, a couple of drinks and had a real good time,’ he said
Slade, Courtney Lawes and Co enjoyed a trip to Flight Club in London to play some darts
No 8 Nathan Hughes revealed that 6ft7in Courtney Lawes was the star performer in the darts tournament, saying: ‘He has that long reach… just places the dart on the board!’
The night of team bonding came before they flew to Portugal for a training camp, and after Jones asked his players if there was anything away from rugby they wanted to do ahead of their Six Nations campaign.
‘I have to congratulate the senior players,’ said Jones. ‘They organised that night out and didn’t get into trouble – which isn’t always the case when you’ve got 30 guys going out and having a drink.’
Eddie Jones paid tribute to his team for the way they enjoyed a night out without controversy
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