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Confirmed: Eddie Jones to coach against England at Twickenham
By Liam Heagney
Eddie Jones is poised to coach against England at Twickenham later this year, the first time that he will be in charge of a Test side at English Rugby HQ since his December 2022 sacking by the RFU.
The Australian was at the helm in England for seven years but his team’s disimproving results meant that an Autumn Nations Series defeat to South Africa 14 months ago was his final match in charge.
He soon took over the Wallabies but that job was short-lived due to their pool stage elimination at the recent Rugby World Cup in France.
Jones has since taken over his old job as the Japan head coach and having already agreed to host England in Tokyo in his first match in charge in June, he is now also pencilled in for a Twickenham return later this year.
A statement read: “England men will take on Japan at Twickenham Stadium on the weekend of November 23 as the fourth and final fixture of the 2024 Autumn Nations Series.
“Following on from home fixtures against the southern hemisphere trio of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, the Brave Blossoms return to west London just over two years since their last outing where England won 52-13.
“It is the fourth time Japan have played at Twickenham Stadium. However, the last contest came in Pool D at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Nice.
"England came out on top in a 34-12 victory, the bonus point win helping Steve Borthwick’s squad on their way to eventually finish as winners of their group.”
England men’s 2024 Autumn Nations Series fixtures
Saturday, November 2 – England vs New Zealand
W/E, November 9 – England vs Australia
W/E, November 16 – England vs South Africa
W/E, November 23 – England vs Japan
- Kick-off times, precise date and ticketing information will be confirmed in due course
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Of their 5 big matches in RWC Scotland and NZ were the easiest. They took a 12-3 lead against NZ and after the red decided it was best to hold the lead and take chances that came. None came and it was tight but they dug a lot deeper in the other two knock out matches. They had trounced NZ in Twickenham in a fixture that NZ must now regret. Psychology was clearly with SA in the final as a result.
Go to commentsMy favourite line/exchanges from Chasing the Sun 2. News headline: “SA. The last hurdle in ABs World Cup glory”. Something like that. “You’re all just a hurdle. A hop, skip and a jump”. Coming from Rassie and Jacque. Basically - nobody thinks you’re going to win. You’re just a pushover team. Nobody respects you. When the camera shows the players faces, you can see the effect. You can see the rev meters (die moer metertjies) firing up. Mitchell said he felt it prior to the 19 final. He said to Eddie watching the teams warming up that it was going to be a tough day at the office. Wave a red flag in front of South African, and you can expect a reaction. This is not unique - many teams rev themselves. And Bok teams in particular. With horrific consequences (discipline, poor thinking under pressure) because that’s the drawback to using emotion right? But what this Bok team does better than many since 2007 is channel the emotion and stay on task. Despite the emotion. Why, because while Rassie might play mind games - he talks about creating a safe environment. Listen to his recent honorary doctorate acceptance speech. While he uses psychology he creates psychological safety. He’s a damn fine coach. Can’t wait for Pretoria. It’s going to be a hummer.
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