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The self-pity party of Hamish McLennan

The Rugby Australia chairman blamed “the system” for the exit of Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, parking any personal responsibility for the mess the game finds itself in.

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It fell to chief gloomster Eddie Jones to put Australian rugby out of its collective misery.

After acting like a petulant man-child for months in the face of media scrutiny – lashing out at journalists who clearly were on to the story the entire time – Jones, on Sunday night, exited the Wallabies.

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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