At least that was the invitation handed to the Italy team by Eddie Jones yesterday. “It’s always something we wanted to look at,” the England head coach said after announcing the team to play Italy at Twickenham tomorrow, which included what is believed to be the home side’s heaviest centre pairing of all time. It is probably England’s heaviest back division too, although records do not go all the way back. Especially if you are an Italian centre. By pairing Ben Te’o with Manu Tuilagi at No 12 and No 13, Jones has given England a midfield that has more than four…

Source: The Times March 07, 2019 12:09 UTC