Here are your rugby morning headlines for Thursday, February 6.

Eddie Jones turns up at Welsh team’s training

Former England and Australia coach Eddie Jones was a surprise visitor at Parc y Scarlets yesterday. Jones travelled to Llanelli to give a talk to the Scarlets coaches as part of their continuing professional development (CPD).

Japan coach Jones got involved in a training session alongside head coach Dwayne Peel as the west Walians prepare for a vital United Rugby Championship clash against Munster next week.

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The 65-year-old was invited down to Llanelli by Scarlets rugby performance director Leigh Jones who worked with his namesake with Japan when the Brave Blossoms beat South Africa in what was arguably one of the greatest upsets in sporting history at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

"Good to welcome Eddie Jones to the Parc this morning," Scarlets wrote on social media, with the accompanying pictures of him with the players and coaches.

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Thomas: Moment I felt accepted by Wales after playing for England

Wales prop Henry Thomas says he didn't feel accepted until he started getting ribbed by the rest of the players.

Thomas previously represented England at international level, earning seven caps in the process. He earned the last of those in 2014, so Warren Gatland selected him for the 2023 World Cup squad, with Thomas having well exceeded the three-year stand-down period.

Thomas qualifies to play for Wales due to his Swansea-born father, and picked up his first-ever start for Wales last weekend against France.

Switching from England to Wales, it was always going to raise a few eyebrows, and Thomas explained what it was like coming into Welsh camp for the first time.

"I think I was expecting more (ribbing)," Thomas said on BBC Scrum V. "When I first came in I was a bit nervous about it. I knew quite a few of the guys just from playing together over the years.

"I didn't feel accepted until the ribbing started properly! It probably took two weeks and I was thinking - 'Everyone is being a bit nice to me here' - being a bit old school, I prefer when people are on my back and having a go.

"Bigs (Dan Biggar) came in then, a few weeks late to the World Cup camp, and then it started!"

You can follow the Wales team announcement LIVE this morning.

'Borthwick needs time like Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim'

By Duncan Bech, PA England Rugby Correspondent

England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth has drawn parallels with Ruben Amorim's Manchester United as he calls for Steve Borthwick's regime to be given the time needed to spark a revival.

One match in and England are already playing to save their Guinness Six Nations with a 27-22 defeat by Ireland leaving no margin for error when France visit Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

A run of seven defeats in nine Tests and seven in a row against top-tier opposition has seen pressure build on Borthwick, with his future now being questioned. But United fan Wigglesworth draws on his football allegiance and admiration for Amorim, who has struggled to make an impact since taking over at Old Trafford in November, to explain why patience is needed in the pursuit of success.

"I'm fascinated by this coach (Amorim) and, with my limited knowledge of football, just from watching him as a coach and how he speaks, he's the real deal," the former England scrum-half said.

"I love how he speaks about the team. He's honest about players and he's been criticised for being so. He comes across as honest. He looks as though he values the right things, which is that you cannot win unless you can run.

"United have kept doing this thing where they're changing, they're changing, they're changing and now they're in their worst moment ever.

"As a fan, I'm thinking someone has to be given time to grab this and sort it out. Otherwise, the whole thing starts again - staffing, players all change. That is proven to not be the way to do it. You need the right man.

"To me, he looks incredibly impressive. So, given time, resources - and a bit of luck that everyone always needs - it would be nice to see him turn it around.

"We want to win, but not everyone gets to win all the time, straight away. We are working to make that process happen, but there is evidence to back up the best way of creating good teams over time. We're going to get there.

"We're seeing green shoots of this England team - we play fast, we're aggressive and we scored tries against Ireland."

Borthwick names his team to face Les Bleus this afternoon, with Fin Smith expected to be picked at fly-half and Marcus Smith moving to full-back. Tom Willis is likely to be promoted to the back line.

Richie Rees: Edwards should be starting at fly-half

Former Wales international Richie Rees thinks Dan Edwards should start at fly-half against Italy.

Rees, who was capped nine times by his country, explained what changes he would make for the Italy game, pushing for Edwards to wear the 10 jersey. However, we understand Ben Thomas will retain his spot.

"I would probably put Ben to 12 and Dan (Edwards) at 10," Rees said. "Dan can play that tactical kicking game as well, a second kicking option with Ben."

Earlier in the Scrum V podcast, Rees spoke about Thomas' positional preference, having worked with him for the best part of a decade.

"Ben Thomas is a 12 for me, having worked with him for seven or eight years," continued Rees. "I think we've had this discussion before. I feel for Ben, he's never going to say - 'No, I don't want to play outside-half' - because he is a top quality 12. If I'm honest, he prefers to play 12. But those are the cards we have dealt ourselves at the minute.

"We haven't picked a Jarrod Evans or Gareth Anscombe. Particularly Jarrod, if you're looking to play square and flat at the line and tighten your shape up to try and negate a real aggressive French defence, then that's what you need to do."