ENGLAND’S stars are enjoying a change of scenery by spending time in Oxford.
With a rest weekend coming up in the RBS 6 Nations Championship, Eddie Jones’s squad are using the pitches at St Edward’s School for a three-day training camp.
England, unbeaten under the head coach, top the table following victories over France, Wales and Italy.
The players are staying at the city’s Randolph Hotel as they begin preparations for their clash with Scotland on March 11, seeking to equal New Zealand’s 18-match winning record.
England are no strangers to Oxford, having chosen the Woodstock Road school as their base for a training week in 2011.
Forwards coach Steve Borthwick said: “It’s beautiful here, it’s fantastic.
“Outside of Test weeks we change the venues where we train at.
“The players find that really refreshing and that’s a good thing.”
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