Eddie Jones has said that England, despite going unbeaten in 2016, have no world class rugby union players.
The head coach was sporting a black eye and a bandage as he spoke at the launch of the 2017 Six Nations tournament at the Hurlingham Club.
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He confirmed that Dylan Hartley would be the captain for the tournament.
But asked whether England possessed any world class players, he said: “I think the term world class is used lightly. To be world class, you’ve got to be an automatic selection in a world XV. We don’t have any of those players.