Joe Schmidt has sought to defuse tensions over Eddie Jones branding his team the "scummy Irish" ahead of Saturday's Grand Slam showdown with England at Twickenham.
Jones apologised on Wednesday after footage emerged of him referring to Joe Schmidt's team as the "scummy Irish" and Wales as a "little s*** place".
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