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England’s Red Roses hope the ‘genuine friendship’ between their head coach John Mitchell and the country’s men’s captain Jamie George can help them to a Women’s Six Nations victory over Wales.
George worked under Mitchell when the latter was a men’s assistant coach with England under former national boss Eddie Jones.
George has worked with the Red Roses hookers at their Pennyhill Park training base this week, helping them with their throwing and line-out technique.
A crowd of close to 20,000 is expected at Ashton Gate on Saturday as England look to build on their 48-0 victory over Italy against Wales in round two on Saturday.
‘I worked with Jamie before. He’s a good human being,’ said Mitchell, who is in his first campaign as Red Roses boss. 'It wasn’t forced or coerced by me. We’ve kept in touch.
Members of England's women's team worked with men's captain Jamie George ahead of their weekend clash against Wales
George worked with the Red Roses hookers at their Pennyhill Park training base this week
England women's head coach John Mitchell previously worked with George during his time as Eddie Jones' assistant with the men's side
‘When I got this role he said if I needed any help, then sing out. He encouraged it. It was pretty immediate. We’re always texting anyway on various things. I think we have a genuine friendship.
‘We’re very lucky. We can have a good cross-pollination between our men’s and women’s players in specialist positions. It’s a good starting point.’
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