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Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones

WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones is ready “for a chat with Uncle Eddie” today after laughing off the England boss’s outspoken pre-Twickenham comments.

Eddie Jones fanned the flames ahead of tomorrow’s Six Nations showdown with his perception of the Welsh skipper’s conduct towards referee Pascal Gauzere in Cardiff last Saturday when Wales beat Scotland.

England’s head coach objected to the way in which Alun Wyn Jones stood in front of Finn Russell to prevent the Scotland fly-half from converting Peter Horne’s late try while the television match official reviewed the score.

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