Eddie Jones hopes he can ‘be the catalyst for change’ after sensationally bringing his second stint at the helm of the Wallabies to an end after less than a year.
I chatted to him off the record when the deal had not yet been signed but was getting there, and his broad answer was that it was because he had lost belief that Rugby Australia would deliver the resources he needed to turn the Wallabies around.
In his words, “No money, no strategy. The changes we agreed cannot be done as we planned so I don’t believe I can make the difference we need.”What will you do now? “I sit for while. Spend some time with Hiroko. We have had to live apart essentially last year. It’s been tough.
Eddie Jones and Peter FitzSimons were in touch shortly after news broke that Jones’ second stint at the helm of the Wallabies was over.“Disappointment, mate. gave it a run. Hopefully be the catalyst for change. Sometimes you have to eat shit for others to eat caviar further down the track.”What will we carve on your Wallaby coach tombstone? I’ve got the chisel, and ask you to finish the epitaph: “Here lies the rugby coaching supremo Eddie Jones. Twice Wallaby coach. He...
But, as Kenny Rogers said, you’ve gotta know when to hold them, know when to fold them, and this was exactly the right time to fold them. Ideally, the players your brought in this year will take us forward, and we will get back to caviar and raise a glass in your general direction.
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