Boks bullies, says Jones
England coach Eddie Jones has lost no time in launching psychological war on the Springboks. Jones called the Boks "bullies" ahead of England's clash with South Africa at Twickenham on November 12.The Boks have not lost to England since November 2006.A win this year would stretch that record to a decade, but England under Jones are proving a tough side to beat.He taunted the Boks on the Rugby Tonight! TV programme: "They're bullies, so that is a task for our first 23-man squad."We have got 36 Tests up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup, so there is a purpose for every Test."We will certainly pick our strongest team for South Africa and take it from there."But Jones demanded his players get much fitter."If we want to be the best side in the world we need to get a lot fitter," Jones said."The great thing for us is we haven't even touched on it yet. We have another 6% to 7% improvement at least." ..
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