• Coach wants club rivalries quashed ahead of Six Nations
• ‘We need everything on the table. If players are angry, say’
Eddie Jones will hold clear-the-air talks with his England squad to try and reduce the impact of the Saracens salary cap furore on the national team’s Six Nations prospects. Jones will gather his players together in Portugal on Thursday and tell them to resolve any issues that might disrupt team harmony prior to their opening game in France, a week on Sunday.
All kinds of questions currently hang over Saracens’ England contingent following the confirmation their club will be relegated to the Championship at the end of this season. Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and Elliot Daly are all England regulars and Jones does not want the forthcoming campaign to be undermined by the continuing fallout from north London or any lingering bitterness among rival clubs.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/20/eddie-jones-england-saracens-six-nations under the title “Eddie Jones to gather England squad for peace talks over Saracens furore”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
