Eddie Jones has declared there were “other forces at play” that forced him to quit the Wallabies coaching role as he delivered another parting shot at the state of the code in Australia.
In Wales to coach the Barbarians side, which will include eight of the players who took part in the most unsuccessful Wallabies World Cup campaign in history, Jones said he had to quit because he felt his role would be “compromised”.
Eddie Jones has shifted his focus from the Wallabies to the Barbarians. Picture: Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images for Barbarians
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