Eddie Jones adamant England are still ‘moving in the right direction’

Eddie Jones accepts full responsibility for England’s dismal defeat to South Africa at Twickenham. Photograph: Jed Leicester/Shutterstock

Eddie Jones has apologised and taken “full responsibility” for a dismal defeat by South Africa, which made it England’s worst calendar year since 2008, with the World Cup looming into view.

In echoes of the 2019 World Cup final, Jones’s side were outgunned by the Springboks, who dominated the scrum and the aerial battle and cantered to a 27-13 victory despite losing Thomas du Toit to a second-half red card.