EDDIE Jones fiercely defended Manu Tuilagi after the hard-hitting star saw red at Twickenham as England celebrated a Triple Crown.
The head coach, whose team scrapped out a 33-30 over Wales to move level on points with leaders France, claimed it was “13 against 16” at the end, clearly inferring Kiwi referee Ben O’Keefe was favouring the opposition.
Jones had seen Tuilagi go from saint to sinner in the dying moments of the contest as the centre became the first England player to be sent off in the Five/Six Nations era and only the sixth in the professional era.
His late dan...