Back pages: England World Cup squad, Pogba future unclear

A round up of the sport headlines from UK newspapers on Tuesday 13 August

Eddie Jones is the head coach of the England rugby union national team
Eddie Jones is the head coach of the England rugby union national team
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The announcement of England’s squad for the Rugby World Cup has briefly knocked the return of the Premier League off some of the back pages.

Eddie Jones left centre Ben Te’o and Mike Brown out of his 31-man squad after their altercation during training camp, but the England coach also admitted “he is powerless to stop England’s problem with off-field indiscipline”, reports The Guardian.

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