Rugby evening headlines as Austin Healey fires back in spat with Eddie Jones and Eben Etzebeth slammed for 'turning back' on club

You rugby evening headlines for Saturday, February 19.

Former England international Austin Healey has fired back at current boss Eddie Jones as their spat rumbles on.

Things kicked off last week when Healey questioned whether Jones was getting the most out of his players and branded the decision to replace Marcus Smith 'a coaching mistake'.

England were leading at the time but ended up on the wrong end of the scoreline at Murrayfield.

After beating Italy, Jones responded by demanding to know who wrote Healey's Telegraph column and saying England's win in Rome left him with egg on his face.

Not one to back down, Healey has now gone again in his Telegraph column.

“Eddie, as an Englishman I’m always happy to see my country win, it fills me with pride," wrote Healey.

"My concern was driven by the coaching mistakes we all saw against Scotland. I’m not sure what you were asking of me Eddie but I suggest you either stop making mistakes (and I’m here to offer help with that) or stop reading the press.

"I’m not sure you will be happy if you continue to do both!”

Springbok icon Bakkies Botha has panned current star Eben Etzebeth after the latter announced he'd be leaving Toulon next season to join the Sharks back in South Africa.

Etzebeth, who will undoubtedly join the pantheon of great locks when he calls it a day, will be released from his contract in France a year early come the end of this season, enabling him to return home.

The lock's time at the club has not always run smoothly and he was branded a 'handicap' by club president Bernard Lemaître last month due to his huge salary and the fact he has been largely unavailable due to injury and international duty.

With the club currently sitting 13th in the Top 14 league table,