RUGBYDUMP WEEKLY: Is England vs Wales forwards training necessary?

England are set to take a squad of forwards to a live training session against Wales this month ahead of the Autumn internationals. This week Shay Waterworth questions the necessity of the session and whether the northern hemisphere set piece is all it cracked up to be. Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland have joined forces to run a Bristol training session between the England and Wales forwards on 9 November. It will be the first time the two nations have trained together in history, but why is it happening and why now? BIG TESTS The most obvious reason is the quality of opposition both teams wil…