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Eddie Jones at Japan training in London in November, 2024.

Eddie Jones’ Japan will face the Wallabies next year. Will he still be in charge?

Japanese Rugby officials unveiled the Australian as their new coach last December, just weeks after he quit the Wallabies. A year on, the JRFU appear to be re-considering their decision.

  • Iain Payten

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Eddie Jones at Twickenham after England’s 25-25 draw with New Zealand in 2022. It proved to be his penultimate game in charge.

If England under Eddie was ‘dystopian’, why did Australia sign Jones?

Revelations about Eddie Jones’ “terrifying” reign as England coach raise obvious questions about his subsequent employer.

  • Iain Payten
Coach Eddie Jones at an England training session on Friday.

Playing under ‘terrifying’ Eddie Jones like a ‘dystopian novel’

An England player has revealed that the Australian coach ruled by fear - even telling a player he would be dropped if he didn’t get a haircut.

  • Ben Coles
Eddie Jones watches his team warm up before meeting the All Blacks.

Eddie’s Brave Blossoms don’t look like Rugby Championship prospects

A 45-point loss at the hands of an understrength All Blacks team has exposed Japan’s lack of competitiveness under Eddie Jones.

  • Paul Cully
Joe Schmidt and Eddie Jones

Data bump: Comparing Schmidt’s first month with the Wallabies and the Eddie era

The numbers are in - and Joe Schmidt’s first month in charge of the Wallabies has already seen improvements compared to the final phase of Eddie Jones’ short and chaotic reign.

  • Iain Payten
Jason Ryles during his days with  Eddie Jones at England rugby.

‘All the attributes of a successful coach’: Eddie Jones backs Ryles’ Eels appointment

After working with Jason Ryles during recent rugby campaigns, the former Wallabies coach believes Parramatta are onto a winner with their new mentor.

  • Adrian Proszenko and Christian Nicolussi
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Ronan Leahy impressed for the Junior Wallabies.

NSW’s latest ‘one that got away’ shows why Simon Raiwalui is so badly needed

Waratahs’ new director of performance must take a hard line on retention to prevent players like Under-20s star Ronan Leahy being lost to the state.

  • Paul Cully
Eddie Jones’ tenure with Japan opened in similar fashion to his return to the Wallabies.

Another hammering for Eddie will test his revered status in Japan

Club coaches in Japan have worked hard to enhance the esteem in which their competition is held, and they won’t take kindly to heavy losses for the Brave Blossoms.

  • Paul Cully
Eddie Jones of Australia soaks during a press conference speaks Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Tokyo. Jones was named as new coach of the Japan national rugby team on Dec. 13. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Eddie Jones wants to smooth out the rough edges of his Wallabies story. But some spiky parts won’t budge

The recently departed Wallabies coach is back on the Test rugby scene with Japan this weekend. And so is Jones the podcast salesman.

  • Iain Payten
Noah Lolesio at Brumbies training

How Eddie snub and a French mega-club reignited Noah’s Wallabies dream

Noah Lolesio’s Test future seemed clouded after he was overlooked for the World Cup. It ended up providing clarity.

  • Iain Payten

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