No hard feelings for Ireland’s Andy Farrell as he bids to upset England’s ‘wise’ man Eddie Jones

Farrell was dismissed from his position as England defence coach in late 2015 shortly after Jones was appointed following the resignation of Stuart Lancaster.

The pair are set to go head-to-head on Sunday when Ireland clash with England at Twickenham.

Farrell rejected Jones’s advances to lure him back into the England management set-up two years ago but admits there are no hard feelings and he enjoys picking the Australian’s brain.

“My honest opinion on that, I don’t think it was my job anyway,” Farrell said of being released by Jones just over four years ago.

“I worked for Stuart and Stuart had left and I would have done exactly the same if I was Eddie.

“He’s certainly a very wise coach, he’s been through a hell of a lot.

“He’s had some awesome experiences and I’ve always enjoyed going for a coffee with Eddie and talking through those experiences.