England stars given pep talk by TV star Jason Fox for France mission

England rugby stars given pep talk by former Royal Marine Commando and TV star Jason Fox as head coach Steve Borthwick ramps up his preparations for France mission

  • Fox addressed the squad at their training camp in Brighton on Wednesday night 
  • Head coach Steve Borthwick has overseen two wins in three Six Nations games
  • France prop Haouas will miss England game after receiving a four-match ban

England’s players have been given a pep talk by former special forces soldier and Royal Marine Commando Jason Fox, ahead of their mission to beat France next week.

Fox, the star of Channel 4 show SAS: Who Dares Wins addressed the squad at their training camp in Brighton on Wednesday night ahead of the Twickenham clash with France on Saturday week.

Head coach Steve Borthwick has overseen two wins in three Six Nations games, with the world’s best sides to come, as England travel to Ireland in the final match.

Prop Mako Vunipola said: ‘We have to have confidence. We can’t go into the game already accepting defeat. This is a great opportunity to test where we are as a squad.

‘As Steve has mentioned, we have got a lot of things to improve and we are still building.

Jason Fox addressed the England squad at their training camp in Brighton on Wednesday night

Head coach Steve Borthwick has overseen two wins in three Six Nations games

‘Probably the biggest thing for France and Ireland is the consistency. It doesn’t matter what the game is, they always play to a high level. That’s something we have to aspire to.’

England flanker Jack Willis returned to France on Wednesday and will play for Toulouse against Racing 92 on Sunday.

Les Bleus will be without prop Mohamed Haouas against England after he was banned for four matches.

Haouas became the first player to be sent off twice in the Six Nations when he was shown a red card against Scotland last weekend for a flying headbutt on Ben White.

Meanwhile, New Zealand head coach Ian Foster has confirmed he will not reapply for the role when his contract expires after this year’s World Cup.

New Zealand’s rugby bosses plan to name his successor within the next six weeks, a move that has upset Foster.

He said: ‘I felt the best thing was to have this process done after the World Cup but that hasn’t happened.’

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