England will 'bore Fiji to death' - Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones wants England to beat Fiji convincingly.
Eddie Jones wants England to beat Fiji convincingly.
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England head coach Eddie Jones insisted that boring Fiji to death will be on their agenda as he eyes his 11th consecutive win with the red rose team next Saturday.

England started their autumn internationals with a 37-21 victory over the Springboks at Twickenham last weekend and this was their first win over the South African team at this venue in the last six encounters between them. It also extended their unbeaten streak to 11 overall and 10 under Jones.

Jones' men will take on Fiji next in their November Tests and they haven't lost a game to John McKee's men previously in the six encounters played between them.

The former Australian coach urged his team to win the game against Fiji "convincingly" and believes "boring them" will be a key factor in achieving it.

"We just have to bore then to death. You go to Fiji and everyone is throwing 15-metre torpedo passes, flicking the ball through their legs, side stepping," Jones said.

"If they can't do that they get bored. If they get bored they don't want to play and when they do that you get points against them.

"We are going to win the game and I want to win it conclusively. To win it conclusively we have to bore them to death.

"It doesn't mean playing bad rugby, instead it means being smart against them."

The last time these two teams met was during the group stage of the 2015 World Cup and Fiji gave a tough fight to England until the final quarter where they were trailing by just seven points. However, Chris Robshaw's men dominated the final quarter and emerged victorious by 24 points.

"We spent Friday night watching Fiji. The last time England played Fiji at Twickenham it was a very inconclusive performance," Jones said.

"We want a conclusive performance on Saturday against them, then we'll worry about Argentina and Australia."

Jones also ruled out playing a second string side against Fiji, who are supposed to be England's weakest opponent among the four in their autumn internationals.

"I want people to deserve their opportunity. To start for England has to be the proudest thing of their lives and to do that you have to earn it," Jones said.

"There are a few players who have earned it and they will get it. If you come in the fly by night, you're not going to start for England. I don't believe in that.

"We want to keep improving the team, so there are guys that I want to have a look at who I think may be better than the guys I have in now, so there may be opportunities for others.

"I'm only going to select people who are better than what we have at the moment or potentially can be better."