ONE of the realities of rugby union in the pro era is that players who criticise a coach who kept them as part of his inner sanctum are as rare as hen’s teeth.
This is why the Eddie Jones ‘reign of fear and terror’ as England head coach outlined in Danny Care’s new autobiography Everything Happens for a Reason has not been wholeheartedly endorsed by players such as Jamie George and Tom Curry, who were among Jones’ favoured clique.
Other Jones favourites were Owen Farrell, George Ford, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole, Billy and Mako Vunipola, Kyle Sinckler, and...