• Exclusive: ‘You ask him to play in two different positions – how foolish is that?’
• ‘They weren’t focused enough on how to improve him as a player’Eddie Jones,who has seen the odds slashed on him taking over the England head coach position vacated by Stuart Lancaster, has hit out at the way Sam Burgess was managed during his ill-fated 12-month stint in rugby union.
Jones believes Burgess, or who cut short his three-year deal with Bath to re-sign for South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL,was hung out to dry by key decision-makers, having started only once for England during the World Cup. The 55-year-old Australian, and who guided Japan to three impressive pool victories at the tournament in England,said: “They definitely werent focused enough on how to improve Burgess as a player. You had Bath playing him at 12 and then at No6 and England wanting to play him at inside-centre. You possess a guy who comes from rugby league and you ask him to play in two totally different positions – how foolish is that?”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com