Eddie Jones happy to see England bore Fiji

The presence of Nathan Hughes in the England squad and the hat-trick scored by Virimi Vakatawa, for France against Samoa, probably didn’t improve their mood but there might be some good news on that front though when World Rugby finally change the three-year residency rules. We’ll have to see.

“They move the ball a lot and at times we got caught by Fiji so they will be looking at that and thinking they can exploit us”.

Attwood will return to the Recreation Ground having received treatment at England’s Surrey training base, but the injury is not thought to be serious and he could be back to face Argentina on Saturday week.

Semesa Rokoduguni scored his first worldwide tries in a man-of-the-match display against his country of birth as a ruthless England hammered Fiji 58-15 at Twickenham on Sunday (AEDT). “We have great competition across the board”.

“I was really happy with aspects of our game”.

“If we want greatness in our team we have to maintain that intensity after racing into an early lead. There is potential for real greatness in our team”.

He remarked: “England at Twickenham is the game Fiji will have targeted on their tour”.

A passive Fijian defence waved them through at every opportunity, but either side of half-time it became the hosts’ turn to crumble as Nemani Nadolo, Leone Nakarawa and Metuisela Talebula plundered soft tries.

“It has been a long time coming but now the time is here, I’ve got my first cap and I’m excited to get more”.

“If you don’t pick them for games, you put them in a situation where they won’t perform for you in the next game”. The Rugby Football Union has turned down a request from the Fijians to receive a £150,000 share of the £10million generated by each match, instead distributing £75,000, declaring it is for World Rugby to address concerns over their comparative poverty. England are also expecting to make it seven out of seven against the Pacific islanders, who they last met in last year’s World Cup, winning 35-11.

“I’m not Warren Gatland so I don’t know what he is thinking”.

“You can’t join the party”, insisted the former Australia and Japan coach.

England said Daly had an “upper body injury”, with No 8 Vunipola battling against “upper body soreness” and Fiji-born back-row Hughes trying to overcome a lower leg injury following their 37-21 victory over South Africa at Twickenham last weekend.

‘Playing against Fiji was a huge deal for me, ‘ said the Bath wing.

“Playing them at Twickenham is always a very exciting prospect”.

“If they are offered a job I will encourage them to take the job and get down there and work out how to beat New Zealand because that is one of our aims”.

They usually revolve around money, players defecting to other nations and the availability of big names to the national side.