The man behind the Grand Slam.

Who'd a thought it at Christmas time that by mid-March England would have brushed off the huge disappointment from the World Cup and won their first grand slam 6 Nations title since 2003?

And what a feeling it is!

This year's tournament has by no means been the best to watch in terms of quality and big questions are being asked about whether the northern hemisphere can really compete with the big boys from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

But right now, we couldn't really care less.

Regardless of the quality of this year's tournament, a grand slam is a mighty big thing to win and extremely hard to do so. To be waking up and watching all the videos of the England team after the victory over France feels very nice indeed and it feels well overdue that England rugby fans can celebrate.

However, what's changed for this to all happen?

Mr. Eddie Jones.

He came into the coaching set-up after Stuart Lancaster was relieved of his duties after a disappointing 4 years in charge. What he's done in such a small amount of time is take the majority of Lancaster's squad and mould it into something rather brilliant.

There were a few eyebrows raised when the first squad announcement was made prior to the opening game versus Scotland and many were questioning why he had picked a very similar team. The media came out in voice and expressed their disappointment that after all the hype about the new man and the new dawn of English rugby, it all looked very much the same.

But what Jones has proven is that we had the team in the World Cup to do much better than we did and that if it had the right guidance would have not left an entire nation feeling deflated after 4 years of hope.

So, for me, Eddie Jones has got to be given the credit for our grand slam success because if it wasn't for him, there could might well have been very little to cheer about.

Don't get me wrong, the team played exceptionally well too and they deserve a lot of the credit.

I thought Billy Vunipola was outstanding and Maro Itoje lived well up to expectations. Anthony Watson continued his impressive score tally for the Red Rose and Mike Brown just did what Mike Brown does best; be a bloody good full-back.

Dylan Hartley as captain?

Well, I have to admit that though I thought he was the best man for the job when he was appointed, I did still have some doubts. Now, however, I can breath a sigh of relief and feel comfortable that he is the man for the job. His leadership was clear to see and it seems that the responsibility is keeping his head in the game and and yellow cards in the ref's pockets.

One player I think has been overlooked in this year's squad is Chris Robshaw.

It felt very odd seeing him in the team and not being the man to lead the team out.

I kept an eye out for Robshaw to see how he'd perform and whether he still had what it takes to be in the team.

He certainly does.

At 6 he's an exceptional player and the lessons he's learned from being captain could be seen throughout the tournament.

There were many times handbags were thrown and players went for each other, as is expected in rugby. Yet the one man I always saw in the mix was Robshaw, pulling players apart and keep everyone's heads cool.

For those who remember far back enough when Martin Corry was England captain, it was very much the same story. He was a quality back rower but as captain he seemed to not qutie fit the bill. When he was taken out of being captain though, he continued lead but was able to concentrate on his own game. The same thing can be said about Robshaw.

Overall, it's a great time to be an England fan and we have so much to look forward to when England travel to Australia this summer and go against the Wallabies.

There is still much to improve on in this team but with Eddie Jones at the helm, the only way is up.