Eddie Jones and England hope ‘finishers’ repeat history against Italy | Robert Kitson

This year’s Six Nations schedule has distinct similarities to 2003 and some successful tinkering against the visitors would intensify themEngland will be hoping Six Nations history is about to repeat itself. Fourteen years ago they kicked off the tournament with home success over France followed by a victory in Cardiff and then met Italy on the middle weekend. Then, as now, their penultimate fixture was a Calcutta Cup duel with Scotland at Twickenham prior to a juicy finale in Dublin.Nor do the similarities end there. With one eye on winning the next World Cup, England’s then head coach, Clive…