Eddie Jones’ England team is making a habit of switching players out of their traditional positions and making them multi-positional. Is this simply innovative coaching or is it related to deeper changes in the way that rugby union is played. Rugby union journalist and analyst Rhiannon Garth Jones has written extensively on the topic and this episode of ‘Rugby Reloaded’ talks to her about the evolution of rugby union and its relation to rugby league, asking how similar the codes are and how similar they could become.

Take a deeper look at Rhiannon’s work on www.rugbypass.com and her article on England’s use of Tom Curry and on rugby union forwards who can play like backs.