Wallabies legend Mark Ella has urged close friend Eddie Jones to stay on as Australian coach despite strong reports that he’s in the box seat to return to Japanese rugby less than a year into his second stint with the national side.
Jones is set to front a media conference on Tuesday morning to address the speculation that derailed a shocking World Cup campaign in which the Wallabies failed to make it past the group stage for the first time.
“It’s disappointing, that’s for sure, and I’m sad to see what’s happening with Eddie,” Ella said after he was elevated to legend status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.“He came here to be the saviour of Australian rugby, but that’s not what’s happening. I hope that he’ll get his act together and stay in Australia.”
Ella is confident Jones is the right man to lead Australia and he can work his magic if he ignores other opportunities and finishes the job that he only just started. “We’ve got to start again and I hope Eddie is the person who makes Australian rugby successful again. Ella knows what it takes to be the best at his craft, with the 25-Test veteran starring for the Wallabies and being inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1987.
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