Eddie Jones pays England football a visit

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  • Grew up in Bath but has New Zealand roots
  • Covered England for the past two seasons, including their tour to New Zealand
  • Was ESPN's man on the ground for the 2013 British & Irish Lions series

Eddie Jones has continued his tour of meeting some of the country's top footballing brains after he visited the England football side ahead of this weekend's friendly against Turkey.

Jones was present at their Friday training session at St George's Park and was given a tour of the facility by England manager Roy Hodgson.

Jones is a fan of football. In one of his early press conferences as England coach, he used Stoke City's old tactics by means of a comparison to how he felt Ireland's rugby side play.

He has also visited Chelsea to pick Guus Hiddink's brains and spent time with Crystal Palace before their match against Newcastle in April. Jones has also journeyed to Arsenal where he spent time at their London Colney training ground with Arsene Wenger.

"We have some common memories," Arsenal boss Wenger said. "His mother is Japanese, he worked in Japan and I worked in Japan so we spoke a little bit about Japan.

"We have had a similar career, he is Australian and I am French and you have to love countries like Japan and England because he worked in both."

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Eddie Jones pays England football a visit