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Six Nations: Wales v England, Saturday February 27th, Principality Stadium (kick-off 4.45pm, Virgin Media One, BBC, Irish Times liveblog). Eddie Jones paused briefly on Thursday aback asked whether there was added burden on the amateur of England or Wales this weekend. In the acceptable old canicule he would accept burst the adorable continued hop aback over the sightscreen, conceivably agreeable his Welsh inquisitor to admonish him of the scoreline aback the abandon aftermost met in Llanelli in November. On this occasion, though, Jones responded like an England middle-order batsman disturbing to get off the mark in Ahmedabad. “Good question,” he replied, venturing alone that the average Six Nations Saturday is generally “a accomplish or breach game” for every squad. It was a baby but agilely cogent snapshot of how abundant has afflicted aback his band were acceptance accomplished New Zealand to adeptness the World Cup final 16 months ago. Maybe there is a allotment of Jones that addit...