Eddie Jones

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Eddie Jones has been sacked as England head coach just nine months out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The former England head coach produced a unique sound bite and came close to overstepping the mark on multiple occasions.

Eddie Jones has been sacked as England head coach after seven years in charge, just 10 months out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Eddie Jones has been sacked after seven turbulent years as England head coach that have produced highs and lows in equal measure.

But barely a shot was fired in the final against South Africa on a day of crushing disappointment. A kind route to the knockout phase – their group game against France was cancelled because of a typhoon – was followed by a poor Australia being swept aside and New Zealand being crushed in sensational fashion in the semi-finals. Yes, but in many ways the impact made in that tournament was emblematic of what England had become under Jones. During the 2018 tour to South Africa he was warned about his conduct by Twickenham chiefs and, not for the last time, the mood music from behind the scenes was of a coach close to the sack. The extraordinary churn of backroom staff had begun – evidence of his demanding and attritional management style – and he was equally happy to pick fights in public, calling out players, coaches, club owners and media. The first real fault line emerged in 2018 in the form of a six-game losing run that brought with it a fifth-place finish in the Six Nations, but cracks had already started appearing.

“It is important to recognise the huge contribution Eddie has made to English rugby, winning three Six Nations Championships, one Grand Slam and taking us to a ...

[@EnglandRugby]men's head coach – Jones was also the first coach to guide England to a 100% Test record in a calendar year since Geoff Cooke in 1992 (6/6), winning all 13 Tests during his first year in charge in 2016. England suffered their first defeat at the hands of Argentina since 2009 and their first home loss to Los Pumas in 16 years. He has provided the panel with astute insight and meaningful lessons that will support the team performance going forward.” He was also the first England coach to complete a perfect year since Geoff Cooke in 1992, winning all 13 of his Tests in 2016. “I am grateful to Eddie for all he has done for England across many areas of the game and the professional way in which he has approached reviewing the performance of the team. Eddie Jones has been relieved of his duties as England Rugby head coach less than a year out from the Rugby World Cup in France.

England head coach Eddie Jones has been sacked by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in the wake of a run of poor results, it was announced on Tuesday.

"He became completely focused on the 2023 World Cup and that was a costly error. Jones said in a statement: "I am pleased with much that we have achieved as an England team and I look forward to watching the team's performance in the future. He has provided the panel with astute insight and meaningful lessons that will support the team performance going forward."

Eddie Jones has been sacked as England head coach after seven years in charge, just nine months out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

One report suggested former England captain and assistant coach Steve Borthwick, currently at Leicester, is to take over.

A poor 2022 record of six losses, one draw and just five wins in 12 test matches has brought an end to the Australian's tenure.

Jones, who took charge after the 2015 World Cup, led England to the final of the tournament in 2019 and won three Six Nations titles in his seven years in ...

“I am grateful to Eddie for all he has done for England across many areas of the game and the professional way in which he has approached reviewing the performance of the team. “I am pleased with much that we have achieved as an England team and I look forward to watching the team’s performance in the future,” Jones said in a statement from the Rugby Football Union. Jones guided England to a Six Nations Grand Slam in his first tournament as coach in 2016. Jones captured a third Six Nations in 2020 before his fortunes started to turn. And then what other potential, if it is England, Scotland or Australia or any other team that’s out there, you’ve got to look at it. My first choice is to be at home.

Sir Clive Woodward, the only coach to win a World Cup for England, gives his old adversary a bitter send-off from Twickenham.

“He plans & plans & plans years in advance for this competition (World Cup). A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. It’s the one competition that he has got consistently right time and time again. He is a shadow of the Jones I competed with, and whose first years with England were so successful and rightfully applauded. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. “International rugby is very simple: focus everything on the next game with absolutely zero distractions.

The Australian has lost his job less than 12 months before the next men's Rugby World Cup in France.

Jones reacted by axing some of his old guard, yet within the year most of them were back. From the start they looked incapable of putting a dent in an inspired Springboks team. “I am grateful to Eddie for all he has done for England across many areas of the game and the professional way in which he has approached reviewing the performance of the team. Jones captured a third Six Nations in 2020 before his fortunes started to turn. Jones guided England to a Six Nations Grand Slam in his first tournament as coach in 2016. “I am pleased with much that we have achieved as an England team and I look forward to watching the team’s performance in the future,” Jones said in a statement from the Rugby Football Union.