Tuesday 13 September 2016 12:54, UK
Eddie Jones will tap into the success of Team GB as he continues his quest to make England the dominant force in rugby union.
Jones and his backroom staff will spend time with their counterparts in hockey, judo and cycling over the coming weeks to learn from the methods that helped underpin the gold rush at this summer's Olympics.
Team GB finished second in the table in Rio after claiming a record 67 medals, two more than they managed at the home Games in London four years ago.
Among the stars were the women's hockey team - guided by their head coach Danny Kerry - who defeated Holland in a penalty shoot-out to top the podium against the odds.
England have secured a Grand Slam and completed a 3-0 series whitewash of Australia since Jones took charge last December, but the 56-year-old knows they must improve further to overhaul New Zealand at the top of the world rankings.
"We have got to get better. We haven't done anything yet, we're not number one in the world, so we still have a lot to aspire to," Jones said.
"We've been working really hard with our coaching staff on how we can coach better because we didn't coach well enough on tour. Although we're happy with the results, we're not happy with our performance on tour.
"We need to coach better so our coaching staff has been working very hard investigating other sports. With Great Britain doing so well at the Olympics, there are a number of sports to look at and learn from. People have come in and talked to the staff.
"We've got Danny Kerry coming in in a week or so. Look at what he's done with his hockey side. If you look on face value at the talent in that team compared to the Holland team, it's probably not as great.... so his ability to create such a dynamic and hard-working team is fascinating, so we'll learn a lot from him.
"We're going to visit judo in a couple of weeks. We've had conversations with the cycling. Our motivation is just to get better. We want to be the number one team in the world. New Zealand are head of the pack at the moment but they're beatable, they have flaws in their game."
Jones has confirmed his coaching lieutenants Steve Borthwick and Paul Gustard can join next summer's British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand with his blessing if chosen by Warren Gatland.
Gatland will name his backroom staff on December 7 with England's respective forward and defence specialists in contention.
"We'd be very happy for our assistant coaches to go because it's a great opportunity for them to learn from Warren, who is one of the most experienced coaches in the world and has been successful with the Lions before," Jones said.
"It's a great chance to learn from some of best players in Europe as well. Hopefully, one or two of our assistants will go on the tour."
