Danny Care toasts Eddie Jones for trusting approach

Danny Care has welcomed the trust shown by Eddie Jones in giving his England players permission to drink.

Jones has told his squad they can “have two pints, but that doesn’t mean have 15 pints” during planned “relaxing nights” to enable them to bond ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland.

It marks a significant departure from the previous England regime, which kept players on a tight leash in response to the off-field excesses witnessed during the 2011 World Cup.