ENGLAND AND ITOJE UP CONFRONTATION
rugby in parts againstwales but once again that word discipline is going to pop up again.we weren’t good enough in that area.
“You’re always going to get penalties in a game – we want to be a confrontational team and with that sometimes comes penalties – but there were probably avoidable penalties in there that definitely cost us.
“It’s going to be a big thing that we need to look at going forward into the France game.”
The French remain unbeaten and, having taken England to extra time at Twickenham in the Autumn Nations Cup with a third 15, will have no fears about Jones’s side.
But their championship has been badly disrupted by the Covid-19 outbreak that hit 16 of the players and staff and forced the postponement of last weekend’s game against Scotland.
“What I do know is that we will be hurting from the last game and looking to put in a serious performance,” said George.
“The build-up for the France week won’t need too much of our emotional energy. I know the guys will come in frothing at the mouth to get ready.
“One of the goals we had when we came into this campaign was to put smiles on people’s faces.
“We haven’t done that – well, I don’t think we have – so we are looking to do that.”
DENISE FOSTER will take over the training licence from the banned Gordon Elliott at his 200-horse training establishment in Co Meath.
Elliott, 43, had his licence suspended on Friday for a year – the last six months suspended - and fined €15,000 after a photograph pictured him sitting astride a dead horse.
Foster, 67, trains nearby and has the support of the majority of Elliott’s owners.
Apart from the Cheveley Park operation, who moved eight of their horses, notably the unbeaten Envoi Allen, on Tuesday to Henry de
Bromhead andwillie Mullins, owners have stayed loyal to the disgraced trainer, including Ryanair boss Michael O’leary.
Foster, a successful dualpurpose trainer who last celebrated success with Swiss Swoo at Dundalk last month, will bring her small team of runners to Elliott’s lavish training complex at Cullentra Stables.
Randox Grand National favourite Cloth Cap enhanced his prospects of capturing the world’s most recognised race after his success in the Premier Chase at Kelso.
Partnered by Tom Scudamore and trained Jonjo O’neill, he skipped over his fences and is now 6-1 from 14-1 to give his popular owner Trevor Hemmings a record fourth success in the race.