England’s run to some World Cup redemption begins this weekend against rivals Wales and the hope is a little sweat, and a little magic from the Tasmanian genius will see them resurrect the glory days of 2003.

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Having been summarily turfed out of the tournament in 2015, on home soil, thanks to losses to Australia and Wales, England has gone from being winners in 2003 to losing finalists in 2007, to losing quarterfinalists in 2011, to 2-2 in 2015.

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Meanwhile Eddie Jones was the Australia head coach when England beat them 20-17 in overtime in ’03. He returned as an assistant to South Africa when they won it all four years later. And in 2015, Jones orchestrated that storied upset over the Springboks as head coach of Japan.

That’s why England brought in their nemesis. And this year, the nemesis has the English sweating in the heat and humidity in Treviso.

Eddie's reflex games...just one of the many highlights from a memorable week in Treviso ⚡

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"After a Test match, I would probably lose a maximum of 1kg,” England’s Mike Brown told England Rugby in Treviso, adding that he lost three times that in his first session under the Italian sun. “And that's playing at the highest level under massive fatigue. So that puts into perspective the weight loss that you can get over here.”

Jones might also have his team thinking long and hard about that 2015 loss to the Welsh. 

And that shouldn’t be too hard, given that England also lost to Wales this year, 21-13 in a Six Nations game that ensured a Grand Slam for the men in red.

This weekend, then, is a chance to shed more than some body weight, but one of a series of monkeys perched on England backs.

Can these players make the case they’re good enough for an Eddie Jones World Cup campaign? And then, also, can they show they’re good enough to win it?

And for Jones, well he'll be remembered for 2019 more than anything. Going 3-1-1 in the Six Nations will carry no weight; his legacy will be wrapped up in how close he gets to the Webb Ellis Trophy.