• Eddie Jones includes 52-year-old in backroom team
• Jonas Dodoo adds his sprint knowledge
It is precisely 30 years since English rugby first turned to Will Carling for fresh inspiration, and sporting history is repeating itself. England’s injury list is not quite lengthy enough to necessitate a playing recall for the former national captain but, as of next week, the 52-year-old will be joining Eddie Jones’s backroom team as a leadership mentor.
Of the many staff appointments made by Jones to date this one will prompt England’s rivals to splutter most over their cornflakes. If ever there was a red rose captain who could wind up entire nations simply by his body language it was the youthful Carling and Jones believes he represents an ideal link between today’s players and their country’s traditional heritage.
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