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Eddie Jones blames Borthwick’s title talk for England’s Six Nations slump

  • Former head coach unimpressed by France comments

  • ‘To look ahead for any team is fraught with danger’

Eddie Jones believes England’s dramatic collapse in the Six Nations can be explained by Steve Borthwick’s overconfidence in looking ahead to a title decider against France before the tournament had begun.

Successive emphatic defeats to Scotland and Ireland have undone the progress made during a 12-Test winning run and turned the round-four appointment against Italy in Rome on 7 March into a game they dare not lose.

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