Eddie's spicy selection claim about ex-bosses

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Wallabies manager Eddie Jones has made the spicy assertion his England successor whitethorn person been pressured into selecting Marcus Smith for the disastrous nonaccomplishment against France.

England manager Steve Borthwick - who replaced Jones aft his sacking past twelvemonth - made the immense telephone to dump skipper Owen Farrell for the penultimate circular of the Six Nations and commencement Smith astatine No.10 instead.

England were past humilated 53-10 astatine Twickenham successful oone of the darkest days successful the country's rugby history.

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"The enactment of Marcus, to maine that's ever the governmental selection," Jones said connected his podcast Eddie.

"A subordinate has been retired of form, hasn't rather done good astatine Test level and past helium plays 1 oregon 2 nine games and he's a hero.

"The media starts banging connected the doorway - 'you've got to prime him' - and past the committee reacts to that, and ask: 'Why aren't you picking him?' When you're a young manager astatine the commencement of your vocation you tin get influenced by that.

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"I truly felt for Marcus successful that game. The happening you've got successful England is the intenseness of the media, which past affects the board, and they commencement to measurement in, and that's erstwhile you get problems. Allow the manager to coach.

"The committee person a strategical role, but due to the fact that they consciousness the unit they effort to get progressive successful the operational side, and that's erstwhile things get worse. Unless you person beardown radical astir the squad that tin beryllium a difficulty."

A spokesperson for the Rugby Football Union - England's governing assemblage - denied the claim.

"Team enactment is wholly Steve's determination arsenic England caput coach," they told the Daily Telegraph.

Farrell was restored to the starting lineup for the last circular of the Six Nations.

England produced an improved show but inactive mislaid 29-16 to champions Ireland who completed the expansive slam.

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