England and Georgia are planning a joint training session in 2018, as Eddie Jones looks to test his scrum to the limit before the Rugby World Cup 2019.

England took the unprecedented move to train with arch-rivals Wales in Bristol 10 days ago, and now the fearsome Georgian pack could be their next opponents.

Georgia head coach Milton Haig revealed conversations between the nations to stage a full-on scrum session were discussed at England's training camp in Portugal a fortnight ago, with a date during a down week of the upcoming Six Nations a possibility.

England coach Eddie Jones is planning to hold a joint training session with Georgia next year

Jones wants to test England's scrum, pictured in action against Argentina last weekend

'We would be really open to it,' Haig told Sportsmail.

'A few of our coaches went down to Portugal to watch England train, Eddie invited us down.

'There they said that they would love to do some scrummaging against our guys.

'If we can make sure the objectives and the outcomes fit for both parties, then why not? 'It would be a fantastic experience for our guys. There is a fair bit to go under the bridge yet, but it is another example of one of the big boys trying to help Georgia out.'

Jones and Haig are friends, and when the England head coach was in charge of Japan he organised sessions against Georgia to help add bite to his pack.

'He wanted to play against big set-piece teams to practice going into the World Cup,' added Haig.

'And they won their first game against South Africa so maybe we played a part in that!' Georgia, ranked 12th in the world, face Wales for the first time in their history this Saturday in Cardiff.

It will be just their third match against Tier 1 opposition since the 2015 World Cup, having faced Scotland last November and Argentina in the summer.

Speaking to Sportsmail, Georgia head coach Milton Haig said: 'We would be really open to it'

Jones is determined to make sure his scrum is fully prepared for the 2019 World Cup

In contrast Japan, ranked 11th, have played seven Tests against Tier 1 sides, with an eighth to come against France in a week's time. Fiji, in ninth, have played five with Ireland next on Saturday and Samoa, down in 16th, have been given four Tier 1 Tests so far – and they face England on November 25.

Georgia, though, will only have one more top-billing Test after the Wales game ahead of the next World Cup in Japan – which they qualified automatically for.

They will play Italy next November – a team they are ranked above and who many think they should replace in the Six Nations.

And Haig is disappointed Los Lelos are not handed many chances to play the strongest opposition.

'If we get a positive result this weekend maybe it will change,' he said.

'I would love it if it did. The way the schedule has been done we have Italy in 2018 and that's it.

'It can be frustrating. We don't like it, but we understand it. One of the things we have focussed on is our coaching resources, make sure we have everything we need so we can train at a high level.

'It does not replicate playing the best teams, but we don't go round whingeing about it. We control what we control.'