Jamie George wants fines master gig as TikTok dance punishments await England players and coaches
Jamie George at the Six Nations launch (via Inpho photography) and an inset of England players doing a TikTok dance).
Jamie George hopes to dish out more TikTok video fines this Six Nations as he puts his name forward to be the team’s fines master.
England stars Fin Smith, Henry Pollock, Tommy Freeman and Freddie Steward went viral on the social media platform with a video of the quartet dancing to an Irish jig-type soundtrack, gaining over 22 million views on Freeman’s account.
The dance was a punishment for the four players, and while they weren’t required to post it onto social media, Freeman took it upon himself to do so anyway after England’s impressive 33-19 win over the All Blacks.
More TikTok dances to come?
The video proved to be rather polarising in the public eye as many enjoyed seeing the sillier side of the players, but there were detractors too, namely former Springboks flanker Schalk Burger.
“He’s a TikTok dancer or whatever he is and he plays a bit of rugby on the weekend,” Burger said on the Boks Unpacked. “His main gig is to be on social media.”
Speaking at the Six Nations launch, George says he hopes to land the fines master gig and perhaps even punish one of the coaches with a TikTok dance. He is wary that he might need to get involved in one, too.
“They’re a fine,” he explained.
“So the fine is a TikTok dance trend thing, if I’m the fines master and I fine myself, then yes, we’ll be having to do something and get innovative with it.
“I think that was actually just off their own back [to post it]. They just quite enjoyed it. But like, you know, I think I’ve created a monster by making everyone do a TikTok dance if they’re late for something. I haven’t actually spoken to Maro about it, but I’m going to put my name forward again. I have been anyway.”
He added: “I’m just hoping for the day that Steve [Borthwick] or one of the coaches are late, that’ll be quite interesting.”
Swansong
The 2026 Six Nations is set to be George’s penultimate tournament, with the experienced hooker announcing that he will be retiring from rugby at the end of 2027, having signed his last contract extension with Saracens through to the end of next season.
The 35-year-old revealed that England boss Borthwick played a big role in his decision to extend his career and potentially feature in the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
“He was a big part of my decision, and the reason why I want to continue playing really is to be a part of a Saracens team, but also an England team that’s really on the rise,” he explained.
“And I genuinely have a huge amount of belief in what this team can do, but I have a huge belief in the coaching team and Steve and the backroom staff creating an environment that’s like special and that you want to be a part of, and that’s that was why it was a big part of my decision and why I want to carry on.”
Asked if his decision has changed his perspective on this championship and on the rest of the season, George replied: “I don’t know whether it necessarily changes.
“It just reinforces how special it is what I do, how much I love what I do, and how much I’m going to love the next 18 months. We’ve spoken a lot.
“I’ve never taken for granted what I do. I’ve never taken it for granted, how much of a privilege it is to play in the Six Nations and represent England and all that kind of thing.
“It just emphasises to me that I want to love every part of the next little bit and ideally, my career will finish, in my head, in the World Cup in 2027.
“I’m not thinking that far ahead. I’m thinking I want to give myself the best opportunity to be in selection for Wales and then Scotland and then moving forward that way.”
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