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Alex Corbisiero believes Eddie Jones has developed an element of arrogance in England that will see them swagger into their autumn program. Alec Ogletree Jersey . South Africa open the Old Mutual Wealth Series when they visit Twickenham on Saturday, followed by Fiji, Argentina and Australia with a record-equalling 14 successive Test victories the prize at stake come December 3. England vs South Africa November 12, 2016, 2:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Since Jones took over in the wake of last years Wold Cup disaster, England have been crowned Grand Slam champions and posted an historic 3-0 series whitewash of the Wallabies. Corbisiero, who began a sabbatical from the game last year after winning 20 Red Rose caps and two for the British and Irish Lions, predicts a clean sweep of southern hemisphere scalps over the coming weekends.What Eddie has done well with England is honing their mindset and developing their ruthlessness. They have a bit of arrogance that they play with now, Corbisiero said. QUIZ: Englands last win over Springboks England were 23-21 winners over South Africa in 2006 but can you name the starting XV? I think that arrogance suits them because they go about their business, they say what they want in the press and dont worry about things, theyre head down and theyre all about performance. Thats come from the top.Im betting they will win all four games. You cant deny the form theyre in and what theyve achieved so far. They seem to be a team on an upward curve.The number of injuries they have are frustrating and theyre missing key guys like Maro Itoje and George Kruis, but theyre still in a good place. They still have good leaders on the field. They have great guys coming in. Im betting they will win all four games. You cant deny the form theyre in and what theyve achieved so far. Alex Corbisiero The form player in Englands ranks is Mako Vunipola, the rampaging Saracens prop who has been devastating with the ball in hand this season.Corbisiero, who filled the position with distinction until injury took its toll, has anointed the 25-year-old as world class following his transformation into the complete front row. Mako Vunipola has praised the impact that Eddie Jones has had on the England squad since his appointment almost a year ago In my opinion, Mako is the best loosehead in the world and I will defend that view against anyone, said Corbisiero. Hes moving into a class of his own.His set piece has become so consistent and its ever-improving. Hes becoming a dominant scrummager.Everything he does around the field is incredible - his work-rate, his defence, his turnovers, his carrying, offloads, passes out the back.Hes never in the wrong position and is a great, intelligent rugby player who makes the right decisions who can make an impact while covering the basics that a prop needs to do. Vunipola ready for brutal Boks Mako Vunipola speaks to Sky Sports ahead of Saturdays Twickenham Test Corbisiero was speaking in promotion of the N-Pro head guard, which has been newly developed with the aim of helping reduce the impact of concussion.Its a medically designed device that absorbs and disperses blows to the head. It wont prevent concussion but it will help lessen the impact of the blows, he said.Concussion is never going to go away, its about managing the risk. Why wouldnt you wear it if it helps? Anything that can reduce head trauma, even by a small amount, is beneficial.Watch England v South Africa live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Saturday from 2pm. Catch all four of Englands Old Mutual Wealth Series fixtures for £25 with NOW TV. No contract. Also See: QUIZ: Englands last win over Boks Springboks out to copy Ireland Vunipola ready for brutal Boks Coetzee looking to dominate Torry Holt Rams Jersey .com) - Longtime Senators star Daniel Alfredsson returned to Ottawa on Thursday to officially announce his retirement. Rams Hats .com) - Hassan Whiteside scored 20 points with nine rebounds in the Miami Heats 83-75 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. 403 Forbidden .com) - Top seed Klara Zakopalova reached the second round, while former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone came up a loser Tuesday at the inaugural Rio Open tennis event.IRVING, Texas - Tony Romos back was the top priority for the Dallas Cowboys on their long plane ride to London.Even higher than the comfort of owner Jerry Jones wife.Gene will sit up in the bulkhead, Jones joked a day before Mondays flight. Romo will lounge on the way over. You dont think itd be me, do you?Assuming Romos third back injury in 18 months makes it through the nine-hour flight no worse for the wear, the next question will be how much preparation time he can handle.Romo missed practice all last week and watched Sunday while backup Brandon Weeden failed to get Dallas into the end zone until a 28-17 loss to Arizona was out of reach.The Cowboys were scheduled to land in London on Tuesday morning, hoping to get into their routine as much as possible ahead of Sundays game against Jacksonville.So far this season, that plan has been meetings and a short walk-through Tuesday, and regular practices Wednesday through Friday.Romo has skipped Wednesday workouts since the regular season started after surgery for a herniated disk last December. The latest injury is two fractures of small bones in the back, and others with the same injury have missed one game.Absolutely, coach Jason Garrett said Monday when asked if he thought Romo could play. Feel better today and get through the flight, feel good when he gets over there and well take it day by day this week.The Cowboys looked like they missed Romo against the Cardinals, who stacked the line of scrimmage and ended DeMarco Murrays record streak of eight straight 100-yard games to start the season, holding him to 79 yards rushing on 19 carries.Weeden didnt make the leagues worst pass defence pay for it, repeatedly misfiring to Dez Bryant and others before throwing his first interception with Dallas in scoring range in the third quarter and his second to end any hopes of a comeback in the fourth.I think Romo could have probably been expected to get to those second, third and fourth receivers, Jones said. I would have liked for him to be able to get some third and fourth options in there because wee had them. Jack Youngblood Rams Jersey. That would have made a big difference out there, but again, thats a lot to expect from a guy in his situation.Weeden is 31, but was making just his 21st NFL start because he spent five years playing minor league baseball. He replaced Kyle Orton as Romos backup when Orton thought about retiring, which prompted his release before he signed with Buffalo. Orton is starting for the Bills now.The Cowboys were pleased with Weeden through the preseason, and in relief when he led scoring drives on the only two possessions Romo missed after getting hurt against Washington a week ago.But in his first start, he looked a lot like the quarterback who was run out of Cleveland just two years after the Browns drafted him in the first round, with a career record of 5-15 and more interceptions than touchdowns. Garrett said he still thinks he has a backup who can win.I thought Brandon did a really good job when he came into the game the other night against Washington, Garrett said. But for the most part we didnt do what we needed to do in the passing game throughout the game yesterday. Weve got to build on some of the good things that did happen.Weeden and Bryant were on the same team at Oklahoma State, but didnt play together much. Bryant had joined the Cowboys before Weeden became the starter.Weeden sure was looking for Bryant, targeting him 10 times. And yet Bryants 56-game streak with at least one catch was in jeopardy before two meaningless grabs in the final 2 minutes, including a 3-yard touchdown.Without question I missed (Romo), but I believe in Weeden too, said Bryant, who had a season-low 15 yards receiving. Weve got to go back to the drawing board and try to fix what we need to fix.NOTES: LB Rolando McClain and DT Tyrone Crawford had MRIs on their injured knees Monday, but were expected to make the trip. ... DE Lavar Edwards replaced FB Nikita Whitlock on the practice squad.___Online:AP NFL website: Pro32: Head to Head | Professional football news from the Associated Press and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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