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Coach says tournament victory would make history and earn England players ‘personal happiness’ as well as ‘financial benefits’
England fly to Japan on Sunday under clear instructions from Eddie Jones to change the “whole course of history” by lifting the World Cup. Jones’s final message to his squad will be to urge them to emulate the triumphant class of 2003, with a reminder of the life-changing benefits that success can bring.
Jones’s squad head to Tokyo on the back of a 37-0 victory over Italy on Friday and hopeful that knocks picked up by Joe Launchbury and Luke Cowan-Dickie are minor. While it was a clunky performance England’s class eventually told and Jones quickly turned his attentions to finalising preparations in Japan before the opening match, against Tonga on Sunday 22 September. Continue reading...