NICK CAIN
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AS England limped into Le Touquet after being beaten by Fiji, the preparations for their World  Cup opener against Argentina in Marseille on Saturday were overshadowed. The blame game was under way, with former England coach Eddie Jones castigating the RFU for failing to provide him with enough good young players to undertake a post 2019 England rebuild. Now reincarnated as Australia coach, Jones said: “You’ve got to look at why you’re not bringing talent through,” criticising the RFU’s player pathway structure presided over by his former a...