England captain will continue to lead team as they face Scotland George says making family proud was ‘huge driver’ for him
Jamie George has revealed he learned his mum had been diagnosed with cancer on the day he was offered the England captaincy, paying her a powerful tribute and vowing to do her proud against Scotland after she passed away last week.
George described his mum, Jane, as “the biggest rugby fan on earth” and explained how England’s opening Six Nations victories against Wales and Italy were the only two of his Test appearances she had missed, as a result of her illness. George said that Jane was diagnosed around seven weeks ago, but that he discovered she was terminally ill with lung cancer last Sunday and she died last Wednesday.