“There’s a reason why the girl who won the US Open [Raducanu] hasn’t done so well afterwards,” Jones said.

“What have you seen her on? The front page of Vogue, the front page of Harper’s Bazaar, whatever it is, wearing Christian Dior clothes.”

After his comments were attacked as “uninformed and sexist”, Jones said they were not intended as criticism of Raducanu and had been taken out of context.

He wrote to Raducanu to explain his words, but she did not take up an invite to watch England at Twickenham that autumn.

Steve Borthwick, Jones’ successor, said he was “grateful” and “privileged” to have the benefit of 22-year-old Raducanu’s experience.

Outside speakers regularly come into camp to provide different perspectives. Fabian Hurzeler, manager of Premier League side Brighton, was another invitee in the build-up to the Saturday’s fixture.