George urges RFU to listen to old boys

JAMIE George has urged the RFU to listen to England's seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing tracts.

- ADAM HATHAWAY

Twickenham chiefs have said around 25 hybrid deals will be available for players to give head coach Steve Borthwick more in put into conditioning and playing minutes inching towards cricket-style central contracts.

A new Professional Game Board agreement is due next year which also handles issues such as player release is due to be announced next year following the expiry of the current one.

And George, now a silver and bronze World Cup medallist after Friday's 26-23 third-placed play-off win over Argentina, is desperate for the union to tap into the players before Bronze beauty: England hooker Jamie George nailing anything down.

The 33-year-old, who won his 85th cap against the Pumas, said: "If those central contracts or playing contracts do come in then I have every confidence that Steve will do it in the absolute right way that does not take away from the club game. That's something that means a lot to me.