England rugby union team
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Eddie Jones finally has a full stable of wide players to pick from, pitching Jonny May into a likely battle with Anthony Watson for a slot against Italy, but the wing feels the battle for a jersey benefits the team
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The captain could lose his place for the Italy clash, with huge support for Saracens’ Jamie George to replace him at hooker, while James Haskell is fit to make his first international start since last June
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The former England and Scotland coach on the resurgent Scots, why Ireland will be kicking themselves and how round three could be one to remember
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Courtney Lawes was instrumental in England’s win over Wales at the weekend and has said Eddie Jones persuaded him to alter his game and in doing so push on for club and country
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Under Eddie Jones England have scored a remarkable 83 more points than their opponents in the last 20 minutes thanks in no small part to their talents on the bench
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Maro Itoje, nominally a flanker, alternated with the lock Courtney Lawes in England’s Six Nations victory over Wales and said: ‘I want to be the most complete player I can’
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Jamie George may replace the captain Dylan Hartley after impressing off the bench, while his Saracens team-mate Mako Vunipola is in line to make his comeback from injury in the Six Nations next round in two weeks’ time
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After seeing England snatch a late 21-16 win over Wales, Eddie Jones admitted adopting Spanish practices used by the Portuguese football manager in bid to catch up with the All Blacks
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Wales and England went toe to toe in Cardiff but the home side failed to find the space to convert chances and must improve quickly or be left behind by Eddie Jones’s men
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Andy Bull at the Principality StadiumWales threw everything at England in the Six Nations but were undone by a side showing grit and glimpses of greatness
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Joe Launchbury was in ferocious form for the victors, while Alex Cuthbert failed to convince for the hosts
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Sportblog Wales superb but pay price for Elliot Daly’s moment of brilliance
Michael Aylwin at the Principality Stadium
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The England coach does not dwell on his sacking by Australia after defeat to Wales in Cardiff in 2005
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The England centre tells Robert Kitson he is expecting ‘a little bit of stick’ from Wales fans on the way to the stadium in Cardiff but ‘it’s rugby, it’s competitive’
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The inside-centre, who gives Wales a subtler style, tells Paul Rees he is ready for one of the biggest games of his career against England in Cardiff
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George North, the Wales wing, is doubtful for the Six Nations match against England in Cardiff owing to a dead leg
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Eddie Jones has confirmed he wants the Principality Stadium roof open on Saturday, denying Wales their wish for it to be closed
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Eddie Jones has selected Maro Itoje, Jack Clifford and Nathan Hughes in the back row, with a combined 20 caps, as he seeks a 16th consecutive Test win
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Jack Clifford has been named at openside flanker in England’s side to face Wales on Saturday and forms part of an inexperienced back row with only 10 international starts between them
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Wales are prepared to wait until the morning of the Six Nations match against England at the Principality Stadium on Saturday before deciding whether Dan Biggar and George North will face the champions
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Wales’s defence coach, Shaun Edwards, has said it is ‘an unusual situation where the opposition decide on use of the roof’ and warned that keeping 15 players on the pitch is vital
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England, having won on two of their last three Six Nations visits to Cardiff, are hardly going to be all aquiver when they cross the Severn Bridge despite Wales’ longer-term advantage
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Gareth Southgate was drafted in by Eddie Jones as he seeks answer to why the England rugby team are ‘petrified of playing Wales in Wales’
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The England coach has tried to play down the idea that Welsh passion gives them a significant home advantage in the Six Nations clash
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The tournament has the world’s highest average attendance and full stadiums reflect a chance to indulge in idle chauvinism as much as the quality of rugby
Topics
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