Eddie Jones insists he is happy not to pick overseas players for England
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• New head coach prepared to adhere to RFU’s selection rule• 55-year-old expresses desire to nurture an English successorEddie Jones has insisted he is happy to adhere to the Rugby Football Union’s rule of only picking players who play in the Premiership for England now he has taken over as the national team’s head coach.Speaking at a press conference at Twickenham having been confirmed as Stuart Lancaster’s successor on a four-year contract, the 55-year-old backtracked on his previous criticism of the rule, which has stopped the likes of Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon, of Toulon and Cler…





