Eddie Jones: Tackle laws will make players drive safely

Tighter sanctions regarding the high tackle mean a ‘reckless’ infringement will earn the minimum of a yellow card and the maximum of a red, while ‘accidental’ contact with the head will incur at least a penalty. 

When it comes to analogies and rugby, there are few with quite as much wit as Eddie Jones.

He has been in charge of England for over a year now and in that time he has mused about cricket’s famous “Bodyline” Ashes series, slow roasting beef and, most recently, Donald Trump.