TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2019
What have we learned from
England’s warm-ups?
There have been a number of positives for Eddie Jones’ side (AFP/Getty)
JACK DE MENEZES
England have reached the halfway mark on their road to Japan, having won one and lost one of their two
Rugby World Cup warm-ups against Wales in very different circumstances.
The opening 33-19 victory over the Welsh came in a try-fest that saw both sides blow off the cobwebs - one
side more quickly than the other - before the following weekend’s more predictable 13-6 defeat that felt
more like a natural test between these two physical sides.
Eddie Jones is one of few head coaches who has already named his final squad for the plane to Japan,
announcing his 31 lucky players the day after the Twickenham victory, with only France, Fiji and Argentina