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Scotland vs England: Playing is what my mum would have wanted, says Jamie George

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When Jamie George sought his parents’ counsel on whether to accept the England captaincy, he received an immediate, emotional, overwhelming response. 

George was offered the England captaincy on the very same January day that he found out his mum Jane had contracted lung cancer. 

The Saracens stalwart spent the weekend talking with his family about whether he should, or even could, accept the Red Rose skipper’s role given his mum’s illness.

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