"I should have chosen Joe Marler" - Eddie Jones reveals XV that should have started World Cup final

The men in white, who were chasing their second title, were defeated 32-12 by South Africa in Yokohama and Jones said he was left to rue his decisions.

“I accept that I made two selection mistakes for the final,” Jones writes in his autobiography .

My Life and Rugby, which was serialised in The Times

Check out the team he wishes he selected below.

Jones revealed: “I should have chosen Joe Marler ahead of Mako Vunipola at loosehead prop as he was always the best scrummaging loosehead we had."

1 Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 57 caps) REPLACED BY JOE MARLER (Harlequins, 67 caps)
2 Jamie George (Saracens, 44 caps)
3 Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins, 30 caps)
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens, 33 caps)
5 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 80 caps)
6 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 18 caps)
7 Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby, 14 caps)
8 Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 50 caps)

JONES REVEALED: "I should have reverted to the Owen Farrell-Manu Tuilagi-Henry Slade midfield we used against Australia.

“George Ford could have come off the bench when we had got into the game. But you never know until the game starts. You use the best available evidence and rely on your gut.”

15 Elliot Daly (Saracens, 38 caps)
14 Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, 41 caps)
13 Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers, 39 caps)
12 Owen Farrell (Saracens, 78 caps) C
11 Jonny May (Leicester Tigers, 51 caps)
10 George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 64 caps) REPLACED BY HENRY SLADE (Exeter Chiefs, 26 caps)
9 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 94 caps)