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England take drastic steps to combat cold in Edinburgh
By Chris Jones
England will use battery powered heated track suits to help their replacements combat the cold against Scotland in Saturday’s Six Nations clash at Murrayfield.
With predicted single figure temperatures for match day, ensuring the muscles of the replacements are ready for action will be even more important and Eddie Jones has borrowed an idea from England cycling with the introduction of heated trousers that use batteries to generate up to 40c and retail at £150 a pair. British Cycling used heated trousers at the 2012 London Olympics and this is the latest attempt by England to get an edge over their Six Nations rivals .
Jamie George wore the new track suit heated trousers as a replacement against Wales although a head injury assessment for captain Dylan Hartley in the opening minute meant his first experience was a short one. He explained: “I had just sat down, we have got these new heated trousers. I had just tried those on and literally having just pulled them up I had to pull them down again.”
England’s training today at their Pennyhill Park base in Bagshot was being watched by football managers David Moyes (West Ham), Stuart Pearce ( ex-England U20), Les Ferdinand ( QPR) and former England women’s player Hope Powell. Previously, the England coaches, headed by Eddie Jones, have invited England manager Gareth Southgate and Chelsea’s Antonio Conte to attend training and swap ideas.
Forwards coach Steve Borthwick said: “We have David Moyes, Les Ferdinand, Hope Powell, Stuart Pearce all in watching training and then we will sit down and pick their brains. We have a meeting after when we have guests in to have a Q and A to see what we can learn and things we can develop.”
Former Sheffield Wednesday academy player Danny Care said: “We have had Gareth Southgate and Antonio Conte here before at training and it is great that people want to come in and see what is going on with England. It is testament to the success we have had in the last few years that people want to find out what we are doing.”
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Agreed. As a Saffa I have much respect for the ABs. I also have to say given any option I would ONLY prefer to lose to ABs. To lose to England is probably the most embarrassing think to happen to either of us.
There was a time when both of us lost to England and we both hated it. Thankfully those days are behind us. Kudos to you guys, kudos to ABs. But dear old BS seems to hate us Boks. No idea why.
Go to commentsI got the sense that holding him to it was kickback from SB and the rfu smarting at being jilted quite so soon, so unexpectedly and so publicly.
Seem to remember that they spoke to Gustard before appointing Joe and you really have to think he would have come in at a higher level?
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