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Hodgson hoping Jones' 'magic dust' will aid England

The Twickenham coach secured a Six Nations Grand Slam and has been sharing his knowledge with the Three Lions boss, who is pleased to be playing friendlies away from Wembley

Roy Hodgson has been tapping into the ideas of England rugby union coach Eddie Jones and hopes the Australian has sprinkled some "magic dust" on his team ahead of Euro 2016.

Jones became England's first overseas coach when he replaced Stuart Lancaster in the top job following a poor showing at last year's Rugby World Cup.

The former Japan boss went on to lead England to a first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2003, and Hodgson invited Jones to spend some time at the football team's St George's Park training base on Friday.