Eddie Jones insists England ‘don’t fear anyone’ ahead of Six Nations title fight

Eddie Jones insists England enter the decisive rounds of the Guinness Six Nations without fear of either of their title rivals.

While England nearly came unstuck against Wales on Saturday before eventually emerging 23-19 winners at Twickenham, Ireland and France produced conclusive victories over Italy and Scotland respectively.

It has become a three-way shootout for the title, with Les Bleus, who were in ominous form at Murrayfield, in the driving seat as the only side still capable of winning the Grand Slam.

England face both teams on successive weekends, starting with Ireland, and Jones is relishing the challenges ahead.

“We don’t fear anyone. We’ve just got to keep playing better, keep improving every game,” the head coach said.

“We don’t care what other people think. All we care about is what we think and we know we’re a good young squad and a team that’s developing.

“There are three teams that can win it now and we are one of those three teams. So we’ve got a lot more belief than the three teams that can’t win it. We’re in a good position. We’re in charge of our own destiny.”

England have rebuilt since slipping up in Edinburgh on the opening day when they fell to a defeat that punctured the optimism created by a successful autumn consisting of victories over Tonga, Australia and South Africa.

And while they have failed to set the tournament ablaze outside of the brilliance of their fly-half Marcus Smith, Jones is satisfied with the trajectory being taken.

“We’re definitely on the right track. No-one needs to tell us if we are or we’re not. We are. Look at the autumn – we played great rugby,” he said.

“We started off the Six Nations with a narrow loss to Scotland when we were probably the most dominant team, got an