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Up down under: How rugby coach Eddie Jones hopes to make a comeback with Australia
Sacked as England coach in December, Eddie Jones was facing the end of his elite rugby dream – but his reappointment as head coach of Australia puts him in pole position if the two teams face each other in the World Cup knock-out rounds
Factfile
Name and role: Eddie Jones, Australia’s new head rugby coach
Age: 62
Appearance: Short, bald and formidable
Newsworthiness: Jones was sacked by England, but might yet face them in the knock-out stages of the Rugby World Cup
In the aftermath of the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, in which his England team had been pummelled by South Africa, Eddie Jones was feeling optimistic.
Some of it was a matter of age and wisdom. It ...
