Alex Coles insists he has buried the hatchet with his national team-mates after last weekend’s East Midlands derby bust-up as England focus on the autumn Tests.

Northampton Saints lock Coles was at the middle of the fracas which ignited just before half-time in their 28-7 defeat at Leicester Tigers.
Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell sparked the ruck and Coles, Tommy Freeman and Henry Pollock from Saints and Tigers duo Ollie Chessum and Freddie Steward, below, all got stuck in.
Just over 24 hours later the players were in England camp in Bagshot for a three-day camp ahead of this month’s Natio...

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