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Never dull and ne'er acrophobic to deliberation extracurricular the box, Eddie Jones is utilizing the Osama bin Laden manhunt arsenic a taxable for England's 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign.
After naming a grooming squad to hole for 4 location Tests successful November, Jones revealed helium had spent "a fascinating mates of days" with the United States Navy SEALs successful San Diego.
Jones said the travel was designed to summation a amended appreciation for moving nether utmost unit and to assistance players "cope with the unexpected".
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In peculiar helium referenced Operation Neptune Spear, the US government's 2011 sidesplitting of al-Qaeda person bin Laden successful Pakistan arsenic retribution for the September 11 attacks connected America.
"You cognize the Osama thing, they practiced that full task for 12 months for 38 minutes of work," Jones explained.
"And the archetypal happening they did was wrong. The chopper deed the partition (of the bin Laden compound). They had 12 months to prepare, went done it religiously and they inactive got thing wrong, but past they were capable to header with it and get it done wrong 38 minutes.
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"You look astatine the analogy betwixt america now. Twelve months to the World Cup, we're playing for a crippled that's got 35 minutes of shot successful play, truthful the quality to formal rehearse, hole the players for what's coming up, whether it's the archetypal round, 2nd round, 3rd round, immoderate it is, that is the accidental going forward. Exciting isn't it?"
Jones has coached 2 teams that person reached World Cup finals but lost: the 2003 Wallabies and England successful 2019.
He said helium would enactment his players done a "mini hellhole week" successful Jersey successful mentation for the Tests against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.
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Jones led England to a 2-1 bid triumph implicit the Wallabies successful Australia this year.
"We saw successful Australia immoderate truly bully toughness and togetherness, particularly successful the 2nd and 3rd Test, and immoderate young guys coming through," Jones said.
"Just watching (Henry) Arundell and Will Joseph astatine the play (in nine rugby) makes you excited. They're humble, they privation to get better, they're grooming hard. And who knows wherever they tin go.
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"That enactment portion is truly important for america due to the fact that we've got this radical of young players coming through. We've got to get that close equilibrium of radical and skills and mindset to pb the squad into what's going to beryllium astir apt the astir volatile rugby situation we've ever seen."
England grooming squad
Forwards: Ollie Chessum, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tom Curry, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Jonny Hill, Lewis Ludlam, Tom Pearson, David Ribbans, Bevan Rodd, Patrick Schickerling, Sam Simmonds, Will Stuart, Hugh Tizard, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola, Jack Walker, Jack Willis
Backs: Henry Arundell, Joe Cokanasiga, Fraser Dingwall, Owen Farrell, Tommy Freeman, George Furbank, Will Joseph, Jonny May, Alex Mitchell, Jack Nowell, Guy Porter, Marcus Smith, Freddie Steward, Manu Tuilagi, Jack van Poortvliet, Ben Youngs
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