Friday 3 February 2017 18:09, UK
Eddie Jones insists England's Six Nations opener against "historic" rivals France on Saturday will be a "war".
The Grand Slam champions launch their title defence against Guy Noves' men at Twickenham seeking to claim a record 15th successive victory after negotiating 2016 unbeaten.
Jones has ratcheted up the tension ahead of the 103rd meeting between the teams, and claims France are "under pressure" to impress.
"It's always a historic game, certainly there is history between France and England," he said. "We've got one staff member who is into history - [defence coach] Paul Gustard.
"There's been 20 wars between England and France. That's a lot of rivalry there. There is another one happening on Saturday.
"We are going to face a side that's desperate for success. They are under pressure to play with French flair. Their coach has been talking about that, they want to play like that, and that puts a certain pressure on them.
"It's really important that we're in the game right from the start and that's in the head. We have to front up, do the business. It's like going down the coal mine every day. We've just got to do the business, and our players will."
