England hope lesson of history will help put Murrayfield behind them

Eddie Jones has been giving history lessons this week, albeit with his usual touch of revisionism. Asked why England’s unbeaten record over Scotland at Twickenham dates back to 1983, he could not resist one of his trademark wisecracks. “1883?”
He is, of course, 100 years out, and he knows it too because he has been reminding his players of the history of England’s annual fixture against Scotland. Reminding them that it was first played in 1871 and no doubt that only 12 months ago England had “their pants pulled down”.
Jones does not often look backwards but one gets the feeling he is trying... read more
15 March 2019 in
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