Jones met with chief executive Phil Waugh in Paris on Tuesday to reiterate he remained committed to coaching the embattled Wallabies until their home World Cup in 2027.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones privately reassured Rugby Australia officials as late as Tuesday that he was committed to leading the country’s struggling national team, despite international reports ofRugby Australia sources familiar with the talks, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said Jones met with chief executive Phil Waugh in Paris next Tuesday to reiterate he remained committed to coaching the embattled Wallabies until their home World Cup in 2027.
Eddie Jones was still reassuring Rugby Australia officials he was committed to the national team as early as Tuesday.Rugby Australia on Thursday declined to comment on the report, reiterating the statement first made by Mr Waugh: “I take Eddie for his word, and he has told us there is nothing to it.”revealed he was secretly interviewing for the top job in Japan in the weeks before Australia’s World Cup campaign.
At the 2015 Rugby World Cup, as new coach of the Stormers, Jones declined rumours he was talking to the Rugby Football union about taking over as England coach. Jones is contracted with RA until the end of their home World Cup in 2027 and was put in charge of the Wallabies in January, a move designed to rebuild an already struggling team.
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