Former England scrum-half Danny Care claimed in his autobiography that "everyone was bloody terrified of him" and compared Jones' regime to a dystopian novel.
In an excerpt of Care's new book, Everything Happens for a Reason: My Life in Rugby, published by The Times, the 37-year-old said: "Did Eddie rule by fear? Of course he did, everyone was bloody terrified of him.
"(England wing) Jonny May probably summed up the situation best: he'd walk in for breakfast, head down, muttering, 'Expect anything today, boys, expect anything...
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