Here’s the footage of England’s scrummaging war with Georgia on Wednesday, which emerged following the training session between the two sides.
The training session, arranged by Eddie Jones, pitted the English pack against one of the top scrummaging units in world rugby, with Wayne Barnes acting as referee.
In the footage, the Georgian scrum appears to get the upper hand in the early exchanges, before conceding several penalties against
Speaking to BBC 5 Live, Jones described the session as “excellent” and “exactly what England needed.”
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“They won the early part and maybe we won the later part, so if it was a boxing match it would be a draw.
“The Georgians scrum in a quite unique way, and they are able to transfer pressure without moving their feet, so our front-rowers will have learned a lot today. It was a great learning experience for us.”