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Eddie Jones has delayed naming his England team to play Fiji until Friday due to fitness concerns over a number of players. Billy Vunipola, Nathan Hughes and Elliot Daly are all carrying knocks sustained in last Saturdays victory over South Africa and the England head coach is looking to see how they resolve themselves over the next 24 hours.Were prepared for whats going to be a difficult game but weve had really good preparation, albeit a few injury concerns which were trying to sort out at the moment, said Jones. Well announce the team on Friday, which is a deviation from our normal procedure but in line with the regulation of team announcements.The delay led to criticism that England had broken rules by not naming their team 48 hours before kick-off, but World Rugby confirmed those regulations do not come into effect until January.And Jones was sure he was doing nothing wrong as he added: I dont have to discuss it with Fiji. Theres no regulation. We didnt ask them to name it 48 hours before. There is no regulation. There is no etiquette. Jonny May is one of Englands injury concerns In normal circumstances, you want to name it 48 hours before because that it is in line with World Cup regulations and thats good practice.But unusual circumstances, and the regulations allow this, mean that you can do it at another time so were happy to do it at another time.I dont think there is any advantage in it. Were not looking for an advantage. There are some serious injury concerns that we have.Vunipola, who suffered an upper body injury against the Springboks, missed England training on Thursday morning along with Mike Brown and Jonny May. The trio worked on their fitness in the indoor facilities at Pennyhill Park. Jones explains why he will not be introducing curfews for Englands rugby players following Wayne Rooneys apology for his behaviour on the weekend May travelled with the squad to their hotel but should the Gloucester wing miss out, Elliot Daly is expected to switch from centre to the left wing with Jonathan Joseph wearing the No 13 shirt.Wasps No 8 Hughes, who was born in Fiji, was due to make his full England debut on Saturday but Tom Wood could be now retained at openside flanker after being recalled to the squad.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch England v Fiji and Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: May misses England training Twickenham set for explosion Rugby on Sky Follow @SkySportsRugby Nike Air Max Plus Wholesale . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars already are off to better-than-usual starts this season.One of them will take another big stride Sunday.The Raiders (4-2) are looking to open the season 5-2 for the first time in 15 years.The Jaguars (2-3), who have won two in a row , are trying to get to .500 this late in the season for the first time since 2010.Its huge, Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis said. Its a great opportunity for us, and we understand that. Our expectations have been high from the start. We came into this thing wanting to be better than what we are right now.Obviously, we cant change whats happened in the past, but we have an opportunity to kind of dictate our future by going out there and handling business.The Raiders have handled every road trip so far this season, winning at New Orleans, Tennessee and Baltimore.Thats three games east of the Mississippi River, and all three have been early start times for the cross-country traveling Raiders. They have two more 10 a.m. PDT starts, beginning in Jacksonville.Coach Jack Del Rio said he would have appreciated a later kickoff in at least one of those.We make those suggestions to the league. Theyre mostly ignored, Del Rio said. It is a demanding schedule and so were just going to do what we can to prepare our football team and come out there and compete our butts off.Oakland is coming off its worst game of the season, a 26-10 loss to Kansas City in which it punted three times, fumbled and turned it over on downs in the second half. Equally troubling, Del Rios defense couldnt stop the run.The Raiders rank last in the NFL in total defense, giving up 445 yards a game. They have allowed at least 390 yards in every game and are on pace to allow the most yards per play (6.9) of any team since the merger.We havent played well enough, but the good thing is that you get a chance to redeem yourself and get the bad taste out of your mouth, pass rusher Khalil Mack said.They could find things easier against the Jaguars, who have been mostly inept trying to move the ball with any consistency. Blake Bortles has turned the ball over too often and has been inaccurate with passes. Pro Bowl receiver Allen Robinson hasnt topped 75 yards in any game this season.And the biggest issue offenssively has been Jacksonvilles inability to get much going on the ground, and defenses havent needed to stack the line of scrimmage to slow it down.ddddddddddddWeve got to be able to run the ball against some of the seven-man boxes that were seeing, offensive coordinator Greg Olson said.Here are some other things to know about the teams as the Raiders seek their first win in three trips to Jacksonville:RUN DOWN: The Raiders hope to get a boost in their running game with the expected return of Latavius Murray, who missed the past two games with turf toe. After rushing for 148.3 yards per game the first three weeks, Oakland has been held to 72 a game the past three games as Murray has been either out or limited.I want to be out there every time we step on the field, Murray said. I know its part of the game, and Im ready to be out there now.DEL RIO RETURNS: Del Rio spent nine years as Jacksonvilles coach and will be back on the sideline for the first time since being fired with five games remaining in the 2011 season. He said he has no idea what kind of reception hell get Sunday, but its sure to be a mixture of boos and cheers.Theres always an appreciation to go back to a place you spent a good portion of your career, Del Rio said.HURRY UP? The Jaguars created a spark last week at Chicago when they went to an up-tempo offense in the fourth quarter. Bortles played better, and Jacksonville did enough to overcome a 13-0 deficit in the final quarter. Could they use it earlier in the game?I think its easier to find a rhythm, he said. Our offense feels good and comfortable in it, and we do a good job moving the ball so its definitely good to see that and have confidence in that package and know we have that in our back pocket if we need it.LONG TRIP: The Raiders will stay in Florida after the game, practicing for the week in Bradenton before playing next Sunday at Tampa Bay. Coach Jack Del Rio opted against an extra cross-country flight for the chance to keep the team together for a week in what will be like a mini-training camp setup.---AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '