• ‘Italy will be tough because they should have beaten France in Six Nations’[br]• Moving up from eighth would avoid another painful World Cup pool draw Eddie Jones has challenged his England team to back up their opening-round victory in Scotland by giving Italy “a beneficial hiding” in Rome this Sunday. The head coach is demanding an intense physical performance against the Azzurri,who came close to beating France in Paris on Saturday.
It is Jones’s view that England could yet be strong contenders for this year’s Six Nations title if they can impose their game on Italy from the outset. “We want to disappear out there and smack Italy next week,” Jones said. “I said to the boys already that’s our aim: to disappear out there and give them a beneficial hiding. That’s the only thing we want to worry approximately. They’re going to be tough because they should have won against France but that’s our aim.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com