Eddie Jones must do his doomsday prep if England are to win World Cup | Andy Bull

England missed some big guns in Cardiff but in modern rugby a fully fit squad is a dream scenario – Eddie Jones must copy Graham Henry’s 2011 All Blacks ‘What if?’ preparationIn the run-up to the 2011 World Cup, the All Blacks held a series of “What if?” meetings. “We talked about worst-case scenarios,” Jerome Kaino remembered, “and Kieran Read said: ‘The worst would be if Dan Carter and Richie McCaw get injured.’” The head coach, Graham Henry, didn’t really think that would happen – “surely not possible” he told himself – but he wanted to plan for it anyway. After New Zealand were knocked out…

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