England to train in Italy ahead of 2019 World Cup

England coach Eddie Jones has confirmed that the team will train in Italy next summer to aid in their preparations for the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

The red rose team will make a couple of visitors to Treviso for a conditioning camp that will last between eight to 10 days and Jones wants the players to get used to the hot conditions which they may experience during the showpiece event.

"Treviso's climatic conditions are very similar to the possible conditions we could encounter in Japan and climatic synergy is good," Jones, who has extensive coaching experience in Japan, said.

"I don't see Treviso as identical but it's useful in being able to trial things before the World Cup. We're trying to dress rehearse it.

"Some players definitely perform better than others. We've already heat tested the players once and there were a number of them who have a negative reaction.

"You do all their blood and saliva testing to find out how they're coping. We have to do more work in getting them right to cope with heat.

"The usual players did well such as [Owen] Farrell and [George] Ford. The good players always find a way to react. Others struggle to retain their work rate and then struggle to retain intensity in terms of skill execution. They're the two factors."

England are currently training in Portugal to prepare for their autumn internationals and Jones has urged for extensive contingency planning considering the schedule of the World Cup in Japan which is vulnerable to catastrophic weather events.

"You could have three days where you can't train outside so we're definitely coming up with plans to train inside," Jones said.

"But if there's a typhoon on you can't use the roads so you can't leave your hotel."