Cheika said that England’s funding puts them at an advantage DAN MULLAN/GETTY IMAGESMichael Cheika stoked the fires before tomorrow’s match at Twickenham by claiming that England will target Australia’s in-form half backs with late hits. The Australia head coach also backed his assistant, Stephen Larkham, who labelled Eddie Jones as “spoilt” by his “unlimited” resources. “They will try bully us,” Cheika said. “Traditionally that’s the way their game has gone. They try to bully us at the scrum, at the lineout and at the ruck — niggle, trying to get into our half back after he passes, the 10 after he passes.

Source: The Times November 17, 2017 00:02 UTC