Eddie Jones says Jack Nowell can become a forward for England

• Coach believes back will be ‘the new breed of player’• ‘There is no reason why you can’t play nine forwards’Eddie Jones has made the remarkable claim that he may break from convention and select nine forwards in his England side. Jack Nowell, who played at centre in his last Test appearance, against Japan in November, is seen as an option at openside flanker for the Six Nations as Jones considers ripping up the traditional playbook, predicting the emergence of a “new breed of player” equally adept as a forward and a back.Jones explained his radical theory after leaving the injured Dylan Hart…

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