Heartbroken England captain Jamie George reveals proudest day of his life was also saddest before Six Nations clash [Video]

GRIEVING Jamie George has revealed how the proudest day of his life was also the saddest.

Hooker George took a call from Steve Borthwick offering him the England captaincy just hours before mum Jane told him she had lung cancer.

The Saracens ace considered turning the role down, only for his “distraught” mum to tell him he could not reject the chance to lead his country.

She died just six weeks later,  with George at her bedside.

The Red Rose skipper leads his nation into Saturday’s Calcutta Cup meeting with Scotland at Murrayfield in his first match since her death last week.

George, 33, said: “I found out about her cancer diagnosis on the same day I found out I was going to be England captain, so that was a …