'There’s no us and them': Ireland brush aside Eddie Jones' 'United Nations' jibe

'We think of all our players as being Irish. They've been in the country, they're members of their local communities and we just get on with it from there'

England head coach Eddie Jones (left) and Ireland head coach Andy Farrell shake hands during the Guinness Six Nations match at Twickenham Stadium, London.

Ireland’s management has brushed aside an Eddie Jones jibe about their team being a “United Nations” outfit given the number of players who qualify through residency rules with skills coach Richie Murphy insisting there is no “us and them” in the camp.

England head coach Jones stoked the fires ahead of the Irish visit to Twickenham on Saturday for an Autumn Nations Cup clash by suggesting Ireland supporters were entitled to feel upset that a fifth of the side picked by opposite number Andy Farrell were born in the Southern Hemisphere.