Stephen Jones helps Joe Simpson put family heartbreak behind him

Joe Simpson is ready to put personal tragedy behind him and fight for a place on England's summer tour to New Zealand.
The Wasps scrum-half lost his mother, Brigid, through illness last month but managed to maintain his playing standards throughout the lengthy ordeal.
And having featured for the England Saxons recently, he is ready to turn up the heat on Danny Care, Lee Dickson, Ben Youngs and Richard Wigglesworth.
“Emotionally, it's been the toughest six months of my life,” Simpson, 25, told The Rugby Paper.
“Everything came to a head with my mother a month ago. It's not something you ever learn to live with, you just deal with it.
“My teammates and coaches at Wasps have been excellent throughout it all. They've given me as much time off as I needed and the rugby's helped me massively during a difficult time.
“I'm happy with how things are going now. At the start of the season we didn't have much consistency and were chopping and changing the side, but we've hit a bit of a purple patch and I've played my best rugby recently.
“I went away with the Saxons and was pleased with how I played with them, so now I just want to keep doing what I'm doing, continue growing with this Wasps team and, hopefully, get back in an England shirt during the summer tour.”
Simpson, whose lone cap came against Georgia at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, added: “People viewed that World Cup negatively, but it was a positive experience for me and I'm desperate for another taste.
“I'd love to represent my country again so I'll keep trying to improve to get another shot.
“We've got a lot of nines performing well but there's no need to concern myself overly, I have to keep playing well and for Wasps to be up the table.
“Our poor run at the end of last season maybe cost me a chance with England last year, but I'm enjoying my rugby and we're playing well.”
Simpson feels he is maturing as a player and attributes that to the influence of former Welsh international fly-half Stephen Jones, now coaching the Wasps backs.
“Stephen has been magnificent for me,” Simpson says. “He sees things normal professionals don't and, as a fly-half, he knows exactly what he wants from a high-tempo scrum-half like me.
“Scrum-half coaches are brilliant on individual skills and I've had help from the best in Kyran Bracken, Matt Dawson and Andy Gomarsall. But Jonesey gives that fly-half's perspective of when to deliver ball quickly or slowly.
“I pride myself on being one of the quickest nines around the pitch, but I also want to pride myself on being one of the smartest as well and Jonesey's constantly working on aspects of my game-management.”
NEALE HARVEY