‘We will see it as a final’: Eddie Jones challenges England to secure victory against South Africa in their first clash since suffering World Cup heartbreak… but will have to wait to see whether Owen Farrell will be available
- Eddie Jones has called upon his England side to overcome South Africa
- Sides last met at 2019 Rugby World Cup final in Japan, where South Africa won
- Jones faces a wait to find out whether Owen Farrell with be fit to feature
- Jamie George will also undergo a scan after he was taken off at half time
- Jones believes that the axis of Marcus Smith and Farrell will develop well
Eddie Jones has challenged his England players to secure the scalp of the world champion Springboks next week but faces a nervous wait over the fitness of Owen Farrell.
Skipper Farrell limped off in the second half of Saturday night’s victory over Australia, with hooker Jamie George also withdrawn at half time.
Both players will undergo scans before the autumn finale against South Africa, with Jones desperate to end the campaign on a high.
Eddie Jones has challenged England to beat South Africa after overcoming Australia
England will play South Africa for the first time since losing the 2019 World Cup final in Japan
‘They are the World Cup champions and we are not,’ said Jones. ‘It an important Test and we want to finish off the autumn well — it is the final game of the autumn and we will see it as a final and we want to take them on. We will have to play differently to beat them. It’s the final game and we want to go into the Six Nations with a South African scalp.’
With the double injury blow adding to the covid-enforced withdrawals of Joe Marler…
Source : dailymail
