• England’s head coach says a study backs up lack of intensity

• ‘Games have tended to be less aggressive generally in rugby’

Eddie Jones has put England’s substandard start to the Six Nations down to a problem with their “arousal level” and admitted his under-fire captain, Owen Farrell, is one of a number of players struggling for form.

Related: France head coach Fabien Galthié tests positive for Covid-19

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