England and France will collide in a giant mismatch of experience in Sunday’s Autumn Nations Cup final that even Les Bleus manager Raphael Ibanez accepts can be viewed a “farce”. Yet Eddie Jones has played down the benefit of having an additional 745 caps, adding that 8/1 underdogs France – hosts of the 2023 World Cup – must be respected. We respect French rugby, you can never underestimate a French team. “At the moment they’re on a project to win the World Cup in 2023 and this is part of their project. They did that in 1998 when I think Gerard Houllier was the technical director and they set a project to win that World Cup.

Source: Express December 04, 2020 15:22 UTC