Eddie Jones says code-hopper needed more games in World Cup lead-upBath coach Mike Ford believes the former NRL star will stick with RugbyEddie Jones has slammed England Rugby’s handling of code-hopper Sam Burgess after the former NRL star’s disappointing World Cup campaign. Jones,who has been mentioned as a possible replacement for England coach Stuart Lancaster, questioned how Burgess could be picked in the nation’s World Cup squad after playing just one Test match.“whether England thought Sam Burgess was sterling enough to play in the World Cup, and then they should have started to play him in the Six Nations,” the former Wallabies coach told Sky Sports in England. “They should have played him in two or three of those games and given him some more experience so come the World Cup, you know what you are going to earn.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com