England forced to drop key Portugal training trip after RFU cuts

First time in four years England will not be making the tripEddie Jones places great importance on training campEddie Jones will be denied the chance to put his players through their paces at England’s warm weather training base in Portugal before the autumn campaign, further disrupting his side’s pursuit of the Six Nations title.Jones places great importance in taking his players to the Algarve before autumn and Six Nations campaigns, having done so since 2016. The Rugby Football Union confirmed last month that Jones’s budget for the elite programme is not immune to cuts however, and it is un…