Eddie Jones’s 35-man squad looks potentially better equipped to break the gainline than at any previous stage of his tenure
Given the option of beating Ireland in a fortnight’s time or winning the Rugby World Cup there is absolutely no doubt which Eddie Jones would choose. The more interesting question is to what extent will England’s prospects in Japan be shaped by the 2019 Six Nations? Forecasting imminent world domination is tougher if your team has just finished in the championship’s bottom half.
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Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/17/england-six-nations-squad-eddie-jones-rugby-union under the title “England’s Six Nations squad has tools to be hard, direct and ruthless”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
