NICK CAIN
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WHEN Joe Cokanasiga was told by Eddie Jones that he had dropped him from the England 23 to play Scotland the coach said that the big Bath winger gave him “a blank look”.
The blank look, which is also often known as astonishment, was replicated throughout the rugby world, including this columnist. The selection decision left me nonplussed because there are too many contradictions to square in Jones’ assertion that he left out the 6ft 4ins, 18 stone Fijian-born powerhouse to protect him from the avalanche of media hype heading...