Eddie Jones takes unlikely inspiration for England's rugby World Cup campaign from the US Navy Seals

Eddie Jones reveals he’s getting unlikely inspiration for the US Navy SEALs’ England World Cup quest after meeting them in California…as he hopes to teach his side a lesson on the adversity of the Special Forces sent to kill Osama Bin Laden.

  • Eddie Jones will take England to the Rugby World Cup in France next year
  • England have not won the tournament since their famous victory in 2003
  • Jones has been taking inspiration from the Navy Seals in his preparation.
  • He hopes his players can learn something about overcoming adversity.

Eddie Jones cited the US Special Forces mission to kill Osama bin Laden as an unlikely inspiration for his quest to make England more resilient in the face of adversity.

After naming a training team for a three-day camp in London next week, the coach revealed Monday that he recently traveled to California to spend a couple of days with the Navy Seals.

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While there, he learned how his 2011 operation in Pakistan, codenamed Neptune Spear, nearly went awry, despite lengthy preparation.

Eddie Jones has been taking inspiration from the Navy SEALs as he prepares for the World Cup.

Eddie Jones has been taking inspiration from the Navy SEALs as he prepares for the World Cup.

The SEALs’ ability to handle an unforeseen setback and complete their mission is an example of the kind of resilience Jones hopes to instill in his squad.

Speaking of history, he said, “I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days in San Diego about three weeks ago with the Navy Seals, understanding how we can better prepare players to deal with the unexpected.”

‘You know about Osama: they practiced that project for 12 months, for 38 minutes of work. And the first thing they did was wrong. The helicopter hit the wires. They had 12 months to prepare, they did it religiously and still something goes wrong, but then they were able to deal with it and finish it in 38 minutes.

‘Look at us now, 12 months to the World Cup. We are preparing for a game that has 35 minutes of ball time in play. So the ability to rehearse, prepare the players for what’s coming, whether it’s the first round, the second round, it’s exciting, isn’t it?

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Asked what major lesson he learned from the trip to San Diego, Jones added: “Let’s train better, prepare better.” We do a kind of mini week from hell where we have our misogi (a Japanese purification ritual; last year the team participated in team raft races).

I’m about to fly to Jersey and we’re going to look at the misogi options because now it’s a ritual for the team. They have to find themselves a bit, find their teammate.’

Jones is keen to improve his team's ability to overcome adversity on the World Cup field.

Jones is keen to improve his team’s ability to overcome adversity on the World Cup field.

Jones’s focus is on England’s ability to think quickly and adapt to match situations, especially given the restriction of water carriers, which means it is now more difficult for managers to send messages onto the pitch. He spoke repeatedly about how rugby is ‘volatile’ at the moment and that teams have to solve problems more than ever.

‘We saw with New Zealand in the previous Test: in the first 20 minutes they lost not one 12 but two and lost their captain. So now you need a team that can assess what’s happening on the field and respond really quickly.”

Concerns abound within the sport about inconsistency in officiating and interpretations of the law, and Jones addressed that with characteristic humour, ahead of the Autumn Tests against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa.

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“Referees are like us,” he said. ‘When you wake up, you might think you’re going to have a great day, then your wife says something and you’re like, ‘Oh shit, this is going to be a terrible day!’ Or the dog has pooped on the carpet.

Referees are like humans; you have an idea of ​​how they are going to be, but they can change. Someone can tell them something on the way to the ground.

Stuart Lancaster ended any talk of an England return on Monday when he confirmed he will join French giants Racing 92 next season.

Lancaster was sacked as England head coach after presiding over the team’s humiliation at the 2015 World Cup, but impressed as head coach with the Irish province of Leinster.

Current England boss Jones will step down after next year’s World Cup, but Lancaster’s move to Racing means he won’t be replacing him.

“It’s an incredible opportunity for me and my family to experience a different culture and environment and come back as No. 1 at a great club,” Lancaster said.

The 52-year-old will succeed Laurent Travers after signing a four-year contract with the Parisian club.

Stuart Lancaster has been ruled out as Jones' successor after taking a job with Racing 92

Stuart Lancaster has been ruled out as Jones’ successor after taking a job with Racing 92

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