CHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST

History, we are told, is just one damned thing after another. And by way of rubbing it in, eminent thinkers argue that the damnedest things come at us in cycles. Which means there’s no escaping them, no matter how hard we try.
This abstruse topic may not be at the forefront of Eddie Jones’ mind just now. The England coach has other priorities, like coming to terms with the fact that Manu Tuilagi’s international career has been a red herring the size of a blue whale – but it will grab the Australian’s attention sooner o...