Eddie Jones fears some Saracens players could skip the Six Nations

Eddie Jones fears some Saracens players could skip the Six Nations

England head coach Eddie Jones fears that some of Saracens players could skip the Six Nations campaign to help their club avoid relegation after a 35-point deduction for salary cap breaches.

 

The deduction leaves the defending Premiership champions bottom of the table.


Six Saracens players featured in the starting line up for Eddie Jones' side in the Rugby World Cup Final against South Africa.


"It could have a significant impact," Jones told BBC Sport.

"It's something we need to weigh up and look at very carefully."



Jones also went on to express his concern over a potential rift between the players from different clubs and how some Saracens players could make themselves unavailable during the Six Nations.

"Obviously there may be some dislocation between Saracens players and the rest of the clubs," said Jones. "That's a reality.

"So we may have to work to mend those relationships a bit harder, and there might be some Saracens players who feel like they've got to play for their club instead of their country, to make sure they don't go down. So we'll weigh all those up as they come about."



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