Less than a month after Eddie Jones pleaded for patience in the wake of three humiliations against tier one nations, the two-time Wallabies coach was put on notice to improve or lose the job he took under controversial circumstances a year ago.
It’s time to break out the world’s tiniest violins: Jones is fighting for survival, according to a report by Nikkei, and he could be back on the job market sooner than expected.
Jones has won four of his first 11 games in charge – against Canada, USA, Samoa and Uruguay – and despite some big talking ahead of tougher tests, his team was tonked by New Zealand, France and England, conceding more than 50 points on all three occasions.
Nikkei reported that the Japan Rugby Football Union held a board meeting on December 11 where it was…
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