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Published 12:30 26 Jan 2022 GMT
Updated 13:05 26 Jan 2022 GMT
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"We were getting ready for we were planning to have a team communication session, which is all about them talking about their goals and just getting to know each other a little bit better. There was some smoke coming out of a man-hole and then, all of a sudden, it lit up and a huge bonfire came out, so we had to evacuate the hotel. "At one stage, we were going to go to the Cotswolds and get some sleeping bags! But we got a fantastic logistics manager, who arranged accommodation at Hilton - the players and the staff separately because of the circumstances. We got through the night and we're here today, mate."Jones adds that the fire broke out next to the hotel, so none of the England players or staff were at risk, at any stage. "Just a minor disruption in the scheme of things," he says. "A good disruption, you know. because again everyone had to adapt... we enjoy those sort of things, I think. Every time we do a little bit better. We had a similar situation with the typhoon in 2019 World Cup where we had to move our tills quickly, and so the guys have been in that situation before." [caption id="attachment_247842" align="aligncenter" width="594"]
England head coach Eddie Jones pictured before a match against South Africa in November 2021. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)[/caption]
"There’s a core leadership in there [already] it’s a great leadership group. For instance, last night, we had two events that were ran by the players. The first one was a talk with [former Olympian] Jessica Ennis-Hill. George Furbank and Maro Itoje took responsibility for that. "They then told me that they had team communications [a meeting], which we ended up having yesterday. We had it in a pub, yeah, and Maro took responsibility for it. "So, what we’re trying to do there will be a core group, which is made of four or five vice captain. They are almost like the captain - they're going to make sure they develop a responsibility for the other guys on the team."Team meetings in a pub. England thinking on their feet going old-school with their approach. It may not have been the original plan, but they may do it again if they get off to a winning start against Scotland. - Additional reporting by Cormac Ruane
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