PUMAS SERIES
England’s Eddie Jones is pleased with young squad’s performances
Santa Fe — Having masterminded a 2-0 series win over Argentina, England coach Eddie Jones said his young squad’s performances against the Pumas had left him with the task of squeezing 61 players into a 45-man elite player squad. "That’s the next big thing I need to do," said Jones, after his team carved out a 35-25 victory in Santa Fe on Saturday despite having a raft of regulars on duty with the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand. "I am very pleased for the team and the young players. I am pleased that they have got some more growth in them," he said. It was another breathtaking Test, with play raging from one end to the other. "Those see-saw games are terrible. It was only once George Ford kicked a field goal to put us 10 ahead that we had breathing space. We improved our forward play in the second half after being completely outgunned in the first half. "We changed the way we kicked and played really well off their mistakes." To prevail under the duress England found themselv...
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