Burns admits England days are numbered under Eddie

By NEALE HARVEY

Hitting top form: Bath fly-half Freddie Burns

FREDDIE Burns will put body and soul into winning silverware at Bath after accepting his chances of an England recall under Eddie Jones are remote.
The ace playmaker’s stellar final season at Leicester cut no ice with Jones, who overlooked the experienced 27-year-old in favour of previously uncapped fly-half novices Alex Lozowski and Piers Francis for June’s tour of Argentina.
However, Burns refuses to sulk. He told The Rugby Paper: “I feel like I’ve been in good form for 18 months to two years now, but...

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