JEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Last week’s game against Tonga gave Eddie Jones and England the chance to get up and running for the real challenges this autumn: Australia and South Africa.
The loss of Owen Farrell to a false positive result was in some ways a blessing for Jones forcing him to chance an experiment against a side that has unfortunately declined over the years.
The lack of exposure to games against the top tier of the game at international level has created virtually an unbridgeable divide (just as it has in the club game) compromising the true values of the R...