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EDDIE HAS BEER GOGGLES ON

- FROM ADAM HATHAWAY in Santa Fe

EDDIE JONES will be getting the drinks in if England beat Argentina in Santa Fe tonight – but he has warned his side they will have to earn them.

A win will give Jones’ boys a 2-0 series win over the Pumas after last week’s madcap 38-34 victory in San Juan.

There were eight tries in that match – including Denny Solomona’s winner – and tackling was almost off the menu as attackers were waved through.

But Jones reckons today’s game could be less champagne rugby and more like a good honest pint.

The England boss said: “I think it might be a bit of a slugathon. It is very rare that you get two games the same.

“It is like drinking beer. The

TEAMS - ARGENTINA: J.Tuculet; R.Moyano, M.Orlando, J. De La Fuente, E.Boffelli; N.Sanchez, M. Landajo; L.Noguera, A.Creevy (capt), E.Pieretto, M.Alemanno, T.Lavanini, P.Matera, J. Ortega Desio, J-M.Leguizamon ENGLAND: M.Brown; M.Yarde, H.Slade, P.Francis, J.May; G.Ford, D.Care; E.Genge, D.Hartley (capt), H.Williams, J.Launchbury, C.Ewels, C.Robshaw, S.Underhill, N.Hughes first beer never tastes the same as the second beer and the third beer never tastes the same as the second one. Rugby is the same.

“The second game is never like the first game. If the first game has been open the second game is usually tighter so we are prepared for both.

“If we have to slug it out, we will. If we have to play in an open game like last week, we will.”

Jones has brought back Chris Robshaw after an ankle injury and added centre Piers Francis and debutant flanker Sam Underhill to his starting line-up.

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