England must try to ease pain of massacre

EDDIE Jones has told his England team to do their best to lift the mood of the country after the Manchester massacre.
England take on the Barbarians at Twickenham today and Jones said:
“Everyone is obviously feeling a bit down about it and if we can play some good rugby on Sunday then it helps lift the mood.
“Rugby teams don’t win wars, they don’t change economies, they don’t discover cures for AIDS. But what we can do is lift the mood of people if we put in a really good vibrant performance, and that is what we want to do on Sunday.
“From a social point ...

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