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Lawes will miss England's six-match autumn schedule, including the Autumn Nations Cup clash with Ireland

Lawes the latest injury blow for England

England head coach Eddie Jones has been dealt a second major injury blow with lock Courtney Lawes ruled out of action for up to 12 weeks.

Rugby • 07 Oct 20

Eddie Jones is waiting on news of the players

England wait on three players over Covid-19 concerns

Eddie Jones has revealed England are sweating on three players who might have to withdraw from the national training camp due to coronavirus concerns.

Rugby • 06 Oct 20

Both Tuilagi and Lawes would be expected to be part of Eddie Jones' upcoming England squad

Tuliagi and Lawes injury concerns for England

England suffered a potentially devastating double injury blow as Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes limped off in Sale's 34-14 Gallagher Premiership victory at Northampton.

Rugby • 30 Sep 20

England hope to have 20,000 fans at Twickenham

England hope to have 20,000 fans for Barbarians clash

England's rescheduled match against the Barbarians will be played on 25 October with 20,000 supporters set to attend the game at Twickenham pending approval from public health authorities.

Rugby • 02 Sep 20

Jones feels the sport is slowly beginning to resemble American football

Eddie Jones: 'We have got to get fatigue back'

England coach Eddie Jones has called on rugby union's lawmakers to implement measures to speed up the game and increase fatigue, including reducing the number of permitted replacements in matches from eight to six.

Rugby • 19 Jul 20

Eddie Jones: "I've only got one aim in mind, to make this team better every day."

Eddie Jones vows to lead England into 2023 World Cup

Eddie Jones has insisted he will still be at the England helm for the 2023 World Cup.

Rugby • 17 Jul 20

Jones: Some players will return in 'terrible' condition

Players not committed to maintaining their fitness and improving their skills during the COVID-19 lockdown will return in "terrible" condition when the sport is set to resume, England coach Eddie Jones has warned.

Rugby • 16 May 20

Billy Vunipola: "Everyone needs to take heed of his messages and make sure you aren't the guy who gets cut."

Billy Vunipola desperate to stay in England shake-up

Billy Vunipola is determined to make sure he is one of the current crop of England players who manages to stay in Eddie Jones' plans for the 2023 World Cup.

Rugby • 14 Apr 20

The Australian's previous deal was not due to expire until August next year

Eddie Jones extends England contract

England head coach Eddie Jones has agreed a new contract through to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the RFU have confirmed.

Rugby • 02 Apr 20

Eddie Jones has accepted a 25% pay cut for the duration of the coronavirus shutdown

Eddie Jones agrees to pay cut during Covid-19 shutdown

England boss Eddie Jones has agreed to a pay cut in excess of 25 per cent during the coronavirus shutdown.

Rugby • 26 Mar 20

The England coach said that his side were playing against 16 in the Wales game

RFU apologises to referee over Eddie Jones' comment

The English Rugby Football Union has apologised to referee Ben O'Keeffe for comments made by England head coach Eddie Jones after the Guinness Six Nations victory over Wales.

Six Nations • 12 Mar 20

RTÉ Rugby podcast: Six Nations adjourned

Eddie O'Sullivan joins the panel to discuss the latest Six Nations news.

Six Nations • 12 Mar 20

Robinson wants Jones' England future clarified soon

Jason Robinson has urged Twickenham to act decisively in deciding whether Eddie Jones is the right man to lead England into the next World Cup.

Six Nations • 11 Mar 20

Eddie Jones is out of contract next summer

Eddie Jones to discuss England future after Six Nations

Eddie Jones will discuss his England future over dinner with Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney once the Guinness Six Nations is over.

Rugby • 08 Mar 20

Tuilagi's tackle was roundly condemned but Eddie Jones saw it differently

Eddie Jones: Tuilagi red card 'absolute rubbish'

Eddie Jones described the late red card for Manu Tuilagi as "absolute rubbish" and claimed his side ended up playing against 16 men in their 33-30 Six Nations win over Wales.

Six Nations • 07 Mar 20

'At half-time if it was a cricket game, we could have declared' - Jones

Game was over at half-time, claims England coach Jones

Eddie Jones claimed England were so dominant in their 24-12 victory over Ireland that they could have declared at half-time.

Rugby • 23 Feb 20

England and Ireland line u for the anthems ahead of the 2019 Six Nations clash in Dublin

'This is going to be a titanic clash' - Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones predicts England's Guinness Six Nations title showdown with Ireland will be a classic as a host of players are vying to prove they are Europe's top dogs.

Rugby • 22 Feb 20

Tuilagi returns as England switch four for Ireland

England have named Manu Tuilagi to start at centre against Ireland on Sunday and have reshuffled their back three by naming Jonathan Joseph on the left wing and Elliot Daly at full-back.

Rugby • 21 Feb 20

Eddie Jones' England host Ireland this Sunday

Eddie Jones apologises for 'half-Asian' remark

Eddie Jones was forced to apologise after making a bizarre remark about racism that has invited renewed scrutiny of his England regime.

Rugby • 20 Feb 20

Farrell family affairs private ahead of England clash

Andy Farrell preferred to keep his family affairs private ahead of Ireland's clash with England, who will have son Owen among their number for the Twickenham Test.

Six Nations • 20 Feb 20

On some level, when he mouths off, he may be trying to get into his opponents' heads... But mainly, the old Aussie sledger is just amusing himself

Gamesmanship beside the point as Jones creates theatre

Eddie Jones confirmed in a widely circulated recent interview with the BBC's Sonja McLaughlan the reasons why he insists in tossing so many 'verbal grenades' around the place.

Rugby • 18 Feb 20

'Why would you want to add other teams that are going to decrease the level of competition'

Eddie Jones warns against Six Nations expansion

England head coach Eddie Jones has warned Six Nations organisers against expanding the tournament amid speculation that South Africa could be involved after 2024.

Rugby • 09 Feb 20

Eddie Jones wasn't impressed with the sounds emanating from the stands

Eddie Jones takes aim at 'manners' of Murrayfield crowd

Eddie Jones took a swipe at the Murrayfield crowd after his England team's narrow win over Scotland in their second Six Nations game of the campaign

Rugby • 08 Feb 20

Scotland's captain was not taking the bait from England's head coach

Stuart Hogg gives Eddie Jones digs short shrift

Scotland captain Stuart Hogg has steered clear of directly responding to comments from England head coach Eddie Jones ahead of both teams' Six Nations encounter

Rugby • 07 Feb 20

Gloucester's Ollie Thorley is one of the new faces in the squad

Jones calls on eight uncapped players in 6N squad

England coach Eddie Jones included eight uncapped players but retained the bulk of his World Cup group when he named a 34-man squad for the Six Nations championship.

Rugby • 20 Jan 20