TOKYO: England coach Eddie Jones said Super Typhoon Hagibis had given his team a"great opportunity" on Thursday after theirTournament organisers took the unprecedented step of cancelling Saturday's matches between England and France and New Zealand and Italy as the typhoon bears down on Japan.It means England will finish on top of Pool C thanks to the two points both they and France will receive for a cancelled game.
"Who would have thought we would have two relatively easy games , one tough game and then two weeks to prepare for a quarter-final?Jones added that he expected the injured Billy Vunipola, Joe Marler and Jack Nowell all to be available next weekend. "It is difficult for them because it was going to be a special occasion and we feel for them and we are lucky to have such great supporters."
"When you get a typhoon to the level we're getting, then safety is the paramount thing, so it's a no-brainer. "The most important thing that happens now is how we adapt and adjust to it," Hansen said of the shortage of quality match play.
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