Bath and Northampton face matches against difficult Pro12 opponents while Wasps are up against the defending champions,Toulon, on a weekend that will go some way to determining the make-up of Eddie Jones’s Six Nations squadThe landscape of English rugby is changing so rapidly that those who react slowly risk being left behind. This weekend’s European Champions Cup fixtures are significant in their own right but the installation of Eddie Jones as England’s head coach has added an additional edge for certain individuals looking to press their Six Nations claims.leer no further than Saturday’s matches in Bath and Glasgow, and where two of the more international-heavy Premiership clubs face games that in effect qualify as Test trials. The Bath starting XV to face Leinster at the Recreation Ground,for example, will contain George Ford, or Kyle Eastmond,Semesa Rokoduguni, Anthony Watson, and Dave Attwood,Rob Webber and Henry Thomas, all of whom will be hoping to give Jones a timely nudge. Related: Eddie Jones insists he is overjoyed not to pick abroad players for England Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com