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Barclay not falling for Jones's mind games

SCOTLAND skipper John Barclay insists he is not falling for Eddie Jones’s Mr Nice Guy routine.

The outspoken England head coach ditched his usual mind games this week as he opted for a more diplomatic approach in the build-up to today’s Six Nations showdown with the Scots at Murrayfield.

A fortnight after questioning Wales’s Rhys Patchell’s “bottle” for the big occasion, the Australian has taken a different tack when discussing Dark Blues playmaker Finn Russell.

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