Lancaster’s culture shock for rough and ready England

Each new England player underwent an induction when they met up with the squad at their Surrey training camp last week.

Yet the induction did not cover lineout calls, defensive systems or set-piece moves; instead, it was a history lesson, one in which the likes of Anthony Watson and George Ford were told about their country’s past, and the responsibilities they have to live up to.

They were told, for example, about Arthur Leyland Harrison, the only English rugby union international to win the Victoria Cross.