WATCH | Nathan Hughes recalls Eddie Jones using motivation video of Bakkies Botha slamming his head

Loose forward Nathan Hughes has recalled how England coach Eddie Jones used video footage of Springbok lock Bakkies Botha to motivate his charges.

Fijian-born Hughes, who played 22 Tests for England between 2016 and 2019, told Rugby Pass that Jones had used video footage of Botha getting fired up before the 2007 World Cup final against England in Paris.

Jones was part of the Springbok coaching staff for that World Cup where they beat England 15-6 in the final.

"I remember the first conversation we had with Eddie in the meeting was about South Africa. He brought up the Boer war and he just showed us videos of when Eddie was coaching South Africa in the finals in 2007 where Bakkies Botha is basically slamming his head in the changing room before they go out in that final, and the thing is all dented, he’s bleeding and he’s like ‘this is how much it means for South Africa to play against England'," Huges said.

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Hughes, 30, made his England debut against the Boks at Twickenham in 2016, a game the hosts won 37-21.