So Eddie’s saying ‘sayonara.’ He’ll be holidaying in Japan next month but reckons he isn’t and hasn’t been in the running to be the next Brave Blossoms coach. The Sydney Morning Herald’s Tom Decent says otherwise. Watch the Wallaroos in the WXV1 competition on the home of rugby, Stan Sport. …
Read More »‘Gutted’ rugby boss fronts on Eddie’s Wallabies future
SAINT-ETIENNE: Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh has the unenviable job of picking up the pieces from the Wallabies’ historic failure at the Rugby World Cup in France. Barring a miracle, Eddie Jones’ team will become the first Australian side in 10 World Cups to fail to progress from the …
Read More »Eddie’s shock call for Rugby World Cup opener
Eddie Jones’ penchant for surprise and high risk will continue at the Rugby World Cup after naming Ben Donaldson to start at fullback in Australia’s opening match. Donaldson, 24, was widely considered lucky to make the Wallabies World Cup squad ahead of Quade Cooper after an underwhelming Super Rugby season …
Read More »Eddie’s tortured Rugby World Cup history
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones talks with Matt Giteau and Morgan Turinui in 2005. Turinui, now a commentator for Nine and Stan Sport, says Jones has never suffered fools. “There’s never any doubt who the boss is,” Turinui told Wide World of Sports. “There’s a boss, right? There’s a boss that …
Read More »Eddie’s ‘Mourinho’ tricks put All Blacks on edge
Despite a horrendous start to his second coming as Wallabies coach, the All Blacks are on high Eddie Jones alert ahead of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup opener in Melbourne. It’s for good reason with Jones boasting one of the best coaching records against New Zealand in world rugby. The 63-year-old has …
Read More »All Blacks respond to Eddie’s ‘look out’ warning
All Blacks coach Ian Foster has agreed with Eddie Jones’ strangely timed warning to “look out” in the Bledisloe Cup opener at the MCG on July 29. Wallabies boss Jones made the comment in the wake of Saturday’s disastrous 34-31 loss to Los Pumas which ended Australia’s Rugby Championship hopes. …
Read More »Bolters galore in Eddie’s historic Wallabies squad
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has made history by naming Test centurions Michael Hooper and James Slipper as co-captains for the 2023 season. It is the first time the Wallabies have split leadership duties but Jones floated the idea back in April. The Chiefs, who lost Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific final, …
Read More »Eddie’s plea to AFL over potential Hawks penalty
Eddie McGuire doesn’t believe Hawthorn should be stripped of draft picks for its investigation into racism at the club. Hawthorn is likely to be hit with sanctions of some sort for the Binmada report it commissioned which led to allegations of mistreatment of First Nations players being made against former …
Read More »Eddie’s grim warning to Tasmania over protests
Eddie McGuire has warned those opposing a brand new stadium in Tasmania that the AFL could pull out of introducing a new team to the state if they keep up the protests. Locals have been left fuming at the AFL making a new stadium a prerequisite for Tasmania to be …
Read More »The ‘smash hit’ on Eddie’s NRL stars wish-list
The lid has been lifted on three NRL stars on the hit-list of Wallabies coach Eddie Jones as the code war between rugby league and union rages. Unpacking Jones’ NRL hit-list on Nine’s 100% Footy, Weidler revealed the veteran mentor had identified Rabbitohs captain Cameron Murray, superstar Panthers halfback Nathan …
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