The Australian coach of the XV of the Rose, in post since 2015, was ousted by the English federation of rugby (RFU), due to the bad results of the national selection in 2022.
by Laura Pottier (with AFP)
It is a small earthquake in the world of rugby. Appointed at the head of the England team in 2015, the Australian Eddie Jones was removed from his duties, announced in a statement on Tuesday, December 6, the English federation, after having said, “past” Review The results of the fall tour “. This referral arrives one day after that of Wales coach, Wayne Pivak, replaced by the New Zealander Warren Gatland.
During the autumn tests, the XV of the rose recorded two defeats against Argentina (30-29) and South Africa (27-13), a draw against New Zealand (25-25) and only one victory -logical -, against Japan (52-13). And 2022 had not started well for the English either, with a third place (two victories and three defeats) in the Six Nations tournament. Result: the men of Edddie Jones have finished the year with the worst assessment of an English selection since 2008, less than a year from the 2023 World Cup, in France.
“We have Many satisfactory things “
“Eddie has enormously brought English rugby,” said Bill Sweeney, the president of the RFU in the press release. “He has a higher victory rate than any England coach and has allowed many players to progress. I am grateful to him for everything he has accomplished in many sectors of the game and by his professional approach. “
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The 62-year-old technician, who had previously trained Japan for three years, won the Six Nations Tournament three times, in 2016 (by realizing the Grand Slam, that is to say by being undefeated) , 2017 and 2020. He also took England to the World Cup final, lost to South Africa (12-32) in 2019 in Japan.
“We have achieved a lot of satisfactory things with the England team and I can’t wait to see what she will produce in the future,” reacted, beautiful player, Eddie Jones, in the press release from the Federation English. “I want the best to players for the rest of their careers and I am sure that I will be in contact with many of them.”
While waiting for other announcements to be made “in the near future”, Bill Sweeney said it was the English forward coach, Richard Cockerill, who would provide the head of the XV of the rose. A name insistently returns to replace Eddie Jones: Steve Barthwick, former captain of the selection today Coach of Leceister. But several questions arise: would he be allowed to juggle between his two positions, or would he only arrive, in June, after the season?