Eddie Jones

Once again we'll see the Eddie Jones Wallabies, as the veteran coach takes over the Test side he last coached in 2005 – with Dave Rennie axed.

For all the fears we were too close to a World Cup for major sides to wield the axe, we have now seen England, Wales and Australia change their head coaches. “The team has made progress but we need to develop a harder edge. The 59-year-old New Zealander, Rennie, is now a free agent again. The 62-year-old coach is contracted through two [Rugby World Cups](https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup) and a British & Irish Lions tour. Talking to the We had to take advantage of that.

A little more than a month after being sacked by England despite being statistically their best coach to date, Eddie Jones has been appointed as Wallabies ...

“If we can have everyone fit and healthy going into the World Cup this year, I am confident that we can go to France and break the 24-year drought of winning the Rugby World Cup.” “It is a major coup for Australian rugby to have the best coach in the world return home to coach the iconic Wallabies and to oversee the Wallaroos programme,” Rugby Australia chairperson Hamish McLennan said. “It is going to be an immense period for Australian rugby – as a proud Australian, it is a great honour to be able to come home and lead the national team during these years,” said Jones.

Australia coach Dave Rennie was sacked on Monday, with former England boss Eddie Jones returning to the job he held from 2001 to 2005 after being handed a ...

“It is going to be an immense period for Australian rugby — as a proud Australian, it is a great honour to be able to come home and lead the national team during these years,” said Jones. His winning record was the lowest of any Australian coach who had overseen at least 30 Tests, but he did lead the Wallabies to wins over New Zealand, SA and France during his reign. “Eddie instinctively understands the Australian way of playing rugby.

Eddie Jones' move back to Australia as the Wallabies head coach could shift rugby supremacy back in the southern hemisphere's favour.

He has already said he believes the Wallabies can win the World Cup in France. The former Red Rose coach is the kind of character to make telling changes from the top to bottom in his radical nature. That’s how the Bledisloe rivalry became so fierce, and so to the Springboks and All Blacks rivalry. [Rugby World Cup](https://www.planetrugby.com/tournament/rugby-world-cup/), there has been a clear shift in rugby’s supremacy from the south to the north. One of the mantras of the south has long been ‘become the best by playing the best’. Outside of that, Argentina has been on a tremendous rise under Michael Cheika and looks set to continue growing into the World Cup year.

Tim Horan has listed a daunting set of goals for Eddie Jones to achieve in his second stint as Wallabies head coach.

Six to eight months before a World Cup, Rugby AU’s leadership lose faith in the current coach,” Mitchell tweeted. “These tweets aren’t about my thoughts on who or who shouldn’t be the man in charge. At what point does the focus turn on the people who make the appointments in the first place? Some of the boys won’t know what’s hit them,” Giteau tweeted. It reminds me a lot of 2019. I feel for Rennie but at the same time if anyone can turn things around quickly it’s Eddie.

Jones who was released from his role with England following the 2022 Autumn Nations Series will lead Australian Rugby through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The ...

In addition to his responsibilities with men’s game, Jones will also oversee the women’s game during his tenure. Following their shock victory over the Springboks, Japan would go on to reach further heights and are now recognised as a genuine tier one rugby nation. Following his immensely successful stint with Japan, Jones was appointed to the England head coach role following their disappointing 2015 World Cup campaign.

A look at the coaching career of Eddie Jones after his latest appointment as Wallabies head coach.

He signed a four-year contract to coach the time through the 2019 World Cup. 2015-2022 - In November 2015, Jones was appointed as the Stormers head coach. 2007-2009 - After his World Cup success with the Boks, Jones returned to Saracens as a technical advisor. 2006-2007 - Jones joined Saracens as a technical advisor until the end of the 2006 season. Jones led the team to a semi-final win over New Zealand before losing the final to England. He failed to win the Tri-Nations in 2002 and 2003, before winning the Bledisloe Cup.

The return of former England coach Eddie Jones to take the reins of the Wallabies represents a gamble by Australian rugby chiefs.

"No-one starts with their feet off the ground or they don't get in the team. Jones has a more abrasive and no-nonsense style than Rennie and whether that proves a spark or inhibits the natural exuberance of the youngsters could be pivotal to the Wallabies' progress. "Coaching at the next World Cup will be difficult," Jones told the Sydney Morning Herald after he was dismissed in December, admitting the last three years of his tenure in charge of England had taken a toll.

The RFU lost patience with the Australian but he is back in his natural habitat and will be lying in wait come the World Cup.

Suddenly Jones is back on fury road, not just looming large across England’s windshield but also set to lock horns with the British & Irish Lions who are due to tour Australia in 2025. As far as Twickenham is concerned, Jones may be out of sight but no longer is he out of mind. In a ground-breaking development he is also assuming overall charge of the Wallaroos, Australia’s women’s side, opening up another fascinating front with the potential to irritate his former employees. With England there was often a sense of Jones wrestling with slightly unfamiliar cultural factors – English reserve, the class system, public school attitudes, the less easily controlled media. Jones will need to find himself a fit fly-half and a decent physio, with injury problems having decimated the Wallabies over the latter half of last year. Because Jones, without question, will be on a mission to prove a lot of people wrong. For all his impressive World Cup CV – reaching the final with Australia in 2003, helping South Africa triumph as a consultant in 2007 – he has never guided a team to global glory as a head coach. If a genuine crackle of expectancy did not already surround the quarter-final weekend in Marseille it does now. How mellow he will be feeling if Australia are suddenly transformed while England take time to adjust to life under Borthwick and finish down the Six Nations batting order again could yet be another matter. Imagine if the Wallabies end up facing England in the knockout stages of this year’s Rugby World Cup? Because if the Rugby Football Union thought it had seen the back of Eddie it has been proved spectacularly wrong. As anyone who has ever watched it will be aware there is a particularly scary moment when Wez, the baddie with the punk mohawk who everyone thought was history, suddenly reappears on the bonnet of the road warrior’s thundering truck.

A month after he was fired from his role with England, Eddie Jones has been announced as the new head coach of the Australian national rugby team.

"No-one starts with their feet off the ground or they don't get in the team. In his favour he does — rather like Jose Mourinho in football — have a knack of hitting the ground running and securing results before the love affair sours. "Coaching at the next World Cup will be difficult," Jones told the Sydney Morning Herald after he was dismissed in December, admitting the last three years of his tenure in charge of England had taken a toll.

The RFU decided against inserting a clause in Eddie Jones's severance package to prevent him coaching England's rivals at thie World Cup this year for ...

“I’m delighted for Eddie that he is coaching his home country. Given the length of his tenure as England head coach, Jones was subject to UK employment law which states that employees are entitled to one week’s notice per year served. [confirmed on Sunday night as the new Wallabies head coach](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/16/eddie-jones-wallabies-coach-rugby-world-cup-2023-australia-dave-rennie-sacked), marking a stunning return to the post he left in 2005 and raising the tantalising prospect of returning to haunt his former employers in the knockout stages of the World Cup this year.

New Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones has five Tests to find answers with his new team ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup.

If Jones can convince Rugby Australia to open that rule up further, much like South Africa did for Rassie Erasmus in 2018, then he can improve his playing base. His success with England was built on a generational Saracens club team and quality assistant coaches, without which the Emperor had no clothes. The Wallabies will not come back from that to achieve anything more than a quarter-final appearance at best. Just 10 victories in 47 Tests in South Africa show how difficult this plight has been, with the last win there over a decade ago in 2011. When England had experienced and quality assistants under Jones, like new head coach Steve Borthwick, John Mitchell and Wisemantel, they were successful. [Will Skelton](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/will-skelton/), [Rory Arnold](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/rory-arnold/) and [Sean McMahon](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/sean-mcmahon/) up front as well as the likes of [Samu Kerevi](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/samu-kerevi/), [Marika Koroibete](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/marika-koroibete/) and [Quade Cooper](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/quade-cooper/) in his backline, the Wallabies will undoubtably be stronger. Given the state of Australian Rugby compared to 20 years ago, Jones will have to perform magic to get three tier one wins in a row, which has already alluded the coach with far better sides in the past. The other big question is whether the Wallabies have the playing base to deliver a World Cup for Jones. Jones’ new Wallabies outfit will likely be crushed in Pretoria in their first Test with a lack of time to get a cohesive plan together against what will be a good Springbok team, dampening expectations and ending the honeymoon period with the enamoured Australian coach very quickly. Under Rennie the Wallabies won three of four tests over the World Cup holders, but Australia does not have a good track record of success in South Africa. To say time is of the essence is an understatement, but the good news is the Wallabies will play three of the top four sides in those five Tests, along with a much-improved Argentina who possess a strong defence that stumped England, New Zealand and Australia in 2022. The strength of the schedule gives Jones enough to get a gauge from, but the real risk is that Australia’s World Cup campaign ends before it starts with confidence in tatters by the end of this run.

Incoming Wallabies coach Eddie Jones discusses Dave Rennie's shock sacking, plans for revenge against England, as well as a secret NRL player wishlist.

EJ: “There are plans in place to be more coordinated with the Super Rugby teams with the preparation of the top 40 players. Then we want to engage the fans by being a team in the community. We need community rugby working together, we need the clubs to be working together. EJ: “At the right time I’ll have to have a chat to him and see where he is. We need to make sure at the Wallabies we have the highest quality strength and conditioning staff. EJ: “The big thing for us is to put together a coaching team that can win the World Cup. The only thing I can promise you is I will give it 100 per cent to get Australian rugby back in the position we want to be in.” I might have a conversation with some of the players and not with the administration. I’ve accumulated a fair bit of experience over the last period of time and I want to help Australian rugby get really strong. Dave’s left the team in a good position to win the World Cup. We want to leave rugby in a better place and be competing against those major sports. I want to be the fittest 63-year-old coach in the world.

Following Eddie Jones' imminent return as Australia's head coach eight months out from Rugby World Cup 2023, we take a look at his impressive tournament ...

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Jones, sacked by England in December, said he would decline to speak to any RFU figures if England met Australia in the World Cup.

“South Africa is a side that we know are going to play set-piece to set-piece and kick the ball in the air. Australia lost nine of 14 Test matches in 2022, beginning their year with a 2-1 series loss to Jones and England. “What a good way to start off,” Jones said. “If we happen to meet England on the way, well and good. Maybe age helps but once the chapter closes, it closes.” I might have a conversation with some of the players and not with the administration.

New Australia head coach Eddie Jones says he would blank England's administrators if the sides met at this year's Rugby World Cup in France.

"One thing Eddie gets right is World Cups, which is why I was surprised England let him go. "Women's rugby is such a growth area at the moment. Eddie is meticulous and expects a lot from players - but doesn't expect more than he can give himself. "If we happen to meet England on the way, well and good. If Eddie wasn't available, Dave would still be Wallabies head coach. A quarter-final meeting between Australia and England at the World Cup in the autumn is a strong possibility with the sides in the same half of the draw.

Eddie Jones has agreed a deal to take over as Australia boss ahead of the World Cup, less than a month after he was axed by England.

England and Australia could come up against each other in the latter stages of the World Cup. His global knowledge of the game and our opposing sides is second to none. “There is no way I wanted someone like Eddie to go to one of my big competitors. [Jones](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/eddie-jones) met with chairman Hamish McLennan and chief executive Andy Marinos. And once Jones' exit was confirmed and he was replaced by Steve Borthwick, Australia bosses capitalised on the non-compete clause to step up talks and finalise his appointment. Jones' contract was due to come to an end after the World Cup and it is stated he was fully focused on leading England into the tournament in France later this year.

Wendell Sailor is right when he says some Wallabies won't be able to cope with life under new coach Eddie Jones: MIKE COLMAN explains why the 'brutal' ex- ...

When he was appointed to the England job the team had just suffered the embarrassment of not making the knock-out stage of their own World Cup. Four years later South African coach Jake White enlisted Jones as his assistant in the Springboks' World Cup-winning campaign, and in 2019 he was back in the final with England. 'He rides his assistants and his staff but that's because of the expectations he has for the team and himself. No-one enjoys stirring up the media more than Eddie Jones, and regardless of the team's on-field performances there will be plenty to talk about. As Wendell Sailor put it, 'You know what Eddie brings to the table? 'It is how we beat the All Blacks in the 2003 World Cup semi-final. Being sacked by Rugby Australia in 2005 and forced to work overseas was the biggest disappointment of Eddie's life. 'They're in for a rude shock,' he said. It was an on-field malaise mirrored by the feelings of rugby's once rusted-on supporters. It is the same with assistant coaches and administrators. [After 17 years on the outer, the former Wallaby coach is baaaack](/sport/rugbyunion/article-11638475/Eddie-Jones-set-make-quick-return-Test-rugby-charge-Australia.html) … Some of his former players, such as Wallabies

The Wallabies had just defeated the British and Irish Lions 2-1 in the Test series when the then 41-year-old Jones – who had coached Australia A to victory over ...

“To cap off a memorable season, Toutai Kefu scored a last-minute try against the mighty ABs in Sydney – and Eddie was handed the Tri-Nations trophy. “Even though it was challenging for Eddie to come in halfway through the international season, I saw first-hand what a class act he is and the success he was able to drive. “The Wallabies had just memorably defeated the British and Irish Lions – and we farewelled Rod Macqueen after a brilliant coaching career. They realise the Lions series is over and we have got to get on with the Tri-Nations campaign. With Eddie Jones confirmed on Monday as the new Wallabies coach for a second stint through to 2027, a video has emerged of the 62-year-old in charge of his first training session in Australia in 2001. Guys are really keen to work hard and we know we have got a lot of work ahead of us.

Eddie Jones says he would blank his former employers at the Rugby Football Union if Australia came face to face with England at this year's World Cup.

Jones was confirmed as Australia’s head coach for the second time this week on a four-year deal following the sacking of Dave Rennie. “If we happen to meet England on the way, well and good. “I’m not thinking about England, I’m thinking about retribution because the most important thing is to get Australia playing really well and consistently well,” he said.

Eddie Jones has returned to Australia for a second stint with the Wallabies and claims he will not be speaking to the RFU bosses who sacked him as England ...

"It is going to be an immense period for Australian rugby," he said. “If we happen to meet England on the way, well and good. Maybe age helps but once the chapter closes, it closes.” [Australia](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/australia-rugby-union-team) next play England - in a parting shot to his former employers. I might have a conversation with some of the players and not with the administration. And Jones could meet England this year with Australia on a possible collision course to face the Red Rose in the World Cup quarter-final stage in Marseille.

Jones' Australia could come up against his former employers England in the quarter-finals at this year's World Cup, and the newly-minted Wallabies boss conceded ...

“We’ll need to find a point of difference. “It’ll be a great challenge.” “A possible England game is something I’ve thought about. And now I get a chance to coach my own country again, so it’s quite humbling. [Jones was named Wallabies head coach on Monday](/sport/rugby/eddie-jones-australia-england-rugby-union-world-cup-2023-b1053199.html), replacing the sacked Dave Rennie in a deal to run until after the 2027 World Cup. I love the game.