Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney acknowledges that England’s failed Six Nations fell below expectations but remains convinced Eddie Jones is the right man to guide the side into the World Cup.
England finished third in the table after slumping to three defeats for a second consecutive year, yet the RFU’s initial reaction was to state that “we are encouraged by the solid progress the team has made”.
It was an attempt to end any uncertainty over Jones’s future, but it provoked an outcry with former England wing Ugo Monye and retired Wales captain Sam Warburton accusing Twickenham of being “dishonest”.
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- March 25, 2022
