Eddie Jones left his role as England’s head coach last year and was re-appointed as Australia’s coach in January; He replaced Dave Rennie, who oversaw a poor run of form which saw the Wallabies slump to sixth in the world rankings.
By Amar Mehta
Last Updated: 31/01/23 8:05am
Eddie Jones was officially unveiled as Australia’s new coach on Tuesday at Matraville Sports High School. Pic Karen Watson/Rugby Australia
Eddie Jones believes Australia can win the Rugby World Cup later this year but has warned everyone in Australian rugby union has to “roll their sleeves up” to help reignite the game.
Jones was dismissed as England’s head coach last year but was back in work almost immediately after he replaced Dave Rennie, who left the Australia role after just five wins in 2022.The 63-year-old, who coached the Wallabies between 2001 and 2005, gave his first press conference on Tuesday, since being reappointed earlier in January. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this Privacy Options Jones has penned a five-year contract and says those five years – which are punctuated by a 2025 Lions tour and a Rugby World Cup on home soil in 2027 – will be critical in reshaping rugby in Australia.His immediate focus will be on September’s World Cup in France and he has just five Tests to prepare a side with a 5-9 record in 2022, including two Tests against the All Blacks, with Jones keen on ending Australia’s 21-year Bledisloe Cup drought sooner rather than later.Speaking at his old school, Matraville Sports High School in Sydney, Jones said his side can win the World Cup later this year by being “aggressive”.”I reckon we’ve got to draw a line in the sand and where we’ve been and work out where we want to go … then everyone needs to roll their sleeves up,” he said.”We can’t do it by ourselves. We need everyone in the rugby community to find a bit more and they can. There’s plenty of people who love rugby when the Wallabies win, so we’re going to win, …