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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Robert Kitson

‘We don’t have any contact’: England will not benefit from Jones’ Springboks links

Henry Slade during the pre-match warm-up before the Test against Australia.
Henry Slade during the pre-match warm-up before the Test against Australia. Photograph: Simon King/ProSports/Shutterstock

England will not be benefiting from the insider knowledge of their former Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones this weekend after it emerged that neither their players nor key staff members have been in contact with the Irishman, still supposedly employed remotely by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

England’s senior assistant coach, Richard Wigglesworth said he had not spoken to Jones and the players also say they have received no input from him before Saturday’s big game against South Africa. Jones handed in his resignation as defence coach after the summer tour to Japan and New Zealand but has not yet been formally released from his RFU contract.

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