Rugby - Plenty to ponder for Jones ahead of England's cruel summer


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 18 Mar 2018

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England vs Ireland - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - March 17, 2018 England head coach Eddie Jones looks on from the stands REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - If it had been suggested to Eddie Jones at the start of the Six Nations that only two players would occupy the same position in all five games, the Australian, with 23 wins from 24 games at that point, might have raised a quizzical eyebrow.

What his reaction would have been to the prospect of England's title defence ending with them finishing fifth, on the back of their worst display since before any of the current squad were born, does not bear thinking about.

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