There are two sides to the Wallabies coach. My advice? Take comments from “Jones the Salesman” for what they are,but laser in on what “Jones the Coach” is actually saying.
The Wallabies crashed to another big defeat in Melbourne but in an otherwise competitive showing,most of the damage can be traced to brief moments of madness.
The Wallabies coach and Tony Soprano might have more in common than many of us think.
Allan Alaalatoa became the fifth player on Australian duty to rupture his Achilles tendon in 13 months. It is an injury usually seen in a team once every few years.
Eddie Jones says he is throwing his faith in the Wallabies’ gang of youths for the second Bledisloe and beyond after launching a strident defence of three-Test playmaker Carter Gordon.
The Wallabies will likely go into the World Cup with five straight losses,but Eddie Jones says he saw enough at the MCG to believe they’ll become “a bloody good team”.
If there’s one lesson from Australia’s poor results,it’s that a change of coach was not going to reverse the Wallabies’ fortunes.
The Wallabies turned in a bright opening half-hour,but were overrun by the All Blacks over the next 50 minutes.
After a bright opening half-hour,Australia were blown away at the MCG by the All Blacks,who retained the Bledisloe Cup for a 21st year. Injuries to two star props was salt in the wound.
It is an indictment on Australian rugby that Quade Cooper,who started at No.10 in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finds himself in the box seat again 12 years later.
Tom Hooper has been given the massive task of starting in a new position against the All Blacks,in front of 80,000 people. But people who know him say Hooper will rise to the job.