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England RWC winner backs Eddie Jones for 2023 World Cup
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Mike Tindall believes Eddie Jones is the right man to take England to the next World Cup in 2023.
Jones led England to the final in Japan in November on the back of impressive victories over Australia and New Zealand, only to suffer a comprehensive 32-12 defeat at the hands of South Africa.
The 59-year-old Australian is contracted to remain England head coach until 2021 and the Rugby Football Union is expected to offer fresh terms that will take him to the next World Cup in France.
“When you look at where we were four years ago and where we are now, you’d say he’s done a great job,” World Cup winner Tindall, who is the patron of the Rugby For Heroes charity, told the PA news agency.
“He’s lost 10 games out of 51 which is pretty outstanding for an international coach and most of those defeats came in a slump when we had a lot of injuries and didn’t have what we would see as our first team out.
“If the players still like him and want to learn from him then of course he’s the right man for the job. I think he pushes them hard, he demands excellence from them and that’s what Clive (Woodward) did with us.
“You can see from performances like the Ireland Six Nations game, the Ireland warm-up game, the Wales at home warm-up game and obviously New Zealand and Australia, that when they get it right they are a phenomenal rugby team.
“All he’s got to work on now is seeing that’s there every game. That’s impossible to do because it’s the nature of the beast that not everyone’s going to have a good game every day, but that’s what you strive for.”
Changes have already been made in the England set-up with attack coach Scott Wisemantel and scrum coach Neal Hatley seeking pastures new.
But Tindall feels that could be a positive for the players going forward.
“That environment for coaches is very high pressure with England and Eddie and how he works so that’s going to be the natural course of things, but new ideas are always a good thing,” Tindall added.
“Now it’s about scouring the planet to find the best attack coach that’s going to suit those players and push the team on. Scott’s done a great job so someone who can build on that can maybe push them to that consistency level… that’s all they’re lacking, that odd game.”
::: Rugby For Heroes patron Mike Tindall was speaking ahead of a remembrance dinner on board HMS Belfast. Rugby For Heroes is a charity which works with the rugby community to raise funds and awareness for military personnel who are making the transition to civilian life.
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There is this thing going around against Siya Kolisi where they don't want him to be known as the best national captain ever, so they strike him down in ratings permanently whenever they can. They want McCaw and reckons he is the best captain ever. I disagree.
Just like they refuse to see SA as the best team and some have even said that should the Boks win a third WC in a row, they will still not be the best team ever. Even if they win every game between now and the WC. That is some serious hate coming SA's way.
Everyone forget how the McCaw AB's intimidated refs, was always on the wrong side, played on the ground etc. Things they would never have gotten away with today. They may have a better win ratio, but SA build depth, not caring about rank inbetween WC's until this year.
They weren't as bad inbetween as people claim, because non e of their losses was big ones and they almost never faced the strongest Bok team outside of the WC, allowing countries like France and Ireland to rise to the top unopposed.
Rassie is still at it, building more depth, getting more young stars into the fold. By the time he leaves (I hope never) he will leave a very strong Bok side for the next 15- 20 years. Not everyone will play for 20 years, but each year Rassie acknowledge the young stars and get them involved and ready for international rugby.
Not everyone will make it to the WC, but those 51/52 players will compete for those spots for the WC. They will deliver their best. The future of the Boks is in very safe hands. The only thing that bothers me is Rassie's health. If he can overcome it, rugby looks dark for the rest of the rugby world. He is already the greatest coach in WR history. By the time he retires, he will be the biggest legend any sport has ever seen
Go to commentsWas it? I just brought it up in some of my posts to rub it in that the AB last year nearly put 100 on a top 6N side lol
I agree to be honest. The biggest key to me that they might be jadded was none of them had mom performances, or even as good as their last three games.
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