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Eddie Jones announced as Japan head coach
By Grant Constable
After much speculation and perhaps rugby's worst kept secret, the Japan Rugby Football Union have today announced that Eddie Jones will be their next head coach.
Following a disastrous stint with the Wallabies, Jones takes up the role with Japan looking to pick up on the relative success he had at the helm from 2012 to 2015, which included a famous 34-32 win over the Springboks at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
Movies were made about that win, and Jones and Japan will be hoping that the last few years of mediocrity and public scrutiny are now behind the 63-year-old coach.
He vehemently denied any links with Japan while still involved with Australia, but just 45 days after resigning he gets set to embark on yet another chapter in a coaching career that has included roles with South Africa and of course, England from 2015 to 2022.
He was sacked from that role after winning just five from 12 Tests in 2022, and after then taking a Wallabies side to the world cup without the experience of Michael Hooper, ended up being knocked out in the pool stages for the first time ever and ended the year with a 22 per cent win rate.
He is expected to attend a press conference on Thursday evening and will officially commence his duties from 1 January 2024.
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No he's just limited in what he can do. Like Scott Robertson. And Eddie Jones.
Sometimes it doesn't work out so you have to go looking for another national coach who supports his country and believes in what he is doing. Like NZ replacing Ian Foster. And South Africa bringing Erasmus back in to over see Neinbar.
This is the real world. Not the fantasy oh you don't need passion for your country for international rugby. Ask a kiwi, or a south african or a frenchman.
Go to commentsDont complain too much or start jumping to conclusions.
Here in NZ commentators have been blabbing that our bottom pathway competition the NPC (provincial teams only like Taranaki, Wellington etc)is not fit for purpose ie supplying players to Super rugby level then they started blabbing that our Super Rugby comp (combined provincial unions making up, Crusaders, Hurricanes, etc) wasn't good enough without the South African teams and for the style SA and the northern powers play at test level.
Here is what I reckon, Our comps are good enough for how WE want to play rugby not how Ireland, SA, England etc play. Our comps are high tempo, more rucks, mauls, running plays, kicks in play, returns, in a game than most YES alot of repetition but that builds attacking skillsets and mindsets. I don't want to see world teams all play the same they all have their own identity and style as do England (we were scared with all this kind of talk when they came here) World powerhouse for a reason, losses this year have been by the tiniest of margins and could have gone either way in alot of games. Built around forward power and blitz defence they have got a great attack Wingers are chosen for their Xfactor now not can they chase up and unders all day. Stick to your guns its not far off
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