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.
A 45-point loss at the hands of an understrength All Blacks team has exposed Japan’s lack of competitiveness under Eddie Jones.
Japan-based playmaker Bernard Foley says he is still highly motivated to play for his country and to help Australia’s young no.10s.
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.
Why All Blacks legend Steve Hansen is backing Joey Manu to emulate the rugby feats of Sonny Bill Williams.
The NRL’s hottest free agent is set to make a multimillion-dollar contract call in the next month as overseas rugby comes calling.
Sonny Bill Williams is one of few NRL players to tread the path Joey Manu is eyeing in Japan. Not only is he applauding the prospective move,Williams can see the NRL benefitting.
In May,Eddie Jones indicated Quade Cooper would likely go to the World Cup as the Wallabies’ first-choice No.10. In August,he was left out of the squad altogether.
The former Wallabies coach denied being interviewed for the Japan head coach’s role in a Zoom call in August. We stand by our original story – and here’s why.
Eddie Jones was unveiled as Japan’s new coach on Thursday night and has apologised to Wallabies fans but claimed his first interview for the job was only last week.
After months of denials and a shambolic World Cup,the former Wallabies coach is back in the top job at the Brave Blossoms.