Jones blaming others for his own failings

NICK CAIN
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Eddie Jones pressed the class-war button this week with a blanket criticism of the public school contingent in his England squad which has stirred controversy, but makes little sense.
You can only conclude that Jones is wedded to the concept of creative tension in his dealings with his players, especially as eight of his starting 15 against Australia in the final Test of the 2-1 series victory last month were educated at fee-paying public schools.
The proportion of players from public schools in the 2003 World Cupwinning England line-up was a ...

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