Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England Squad Announcement - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - January 17, 2019 England head coach Eddie Jones during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
LONDON (Reuters) - What do you do if you are blessed with an abundance of talented wingers but face a perennial problem at flanker? The obvious answer, if England coach Eddie Jones isn't taking the media for a ride, is to put Jack Nowell in the number seven shirt.
Even more radically, the Australian suggested that the game's current focus on the breakdown battle and his endless search for "an edge" mean that he is considering playing Nowell as an extra flanker, giving him nine forwards.
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