It’s official — Eddie Jones is the brand new head coach of Japan’s nationwide rugby staff.
A month and a half since resigning as coach of the Wallabies, the worst saved secret in rugby has been confirmed as experiences have emerged that Jones has been advised he would be the subsequent head coach of the Brave Blossoms.
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Jones has been authorised as the brand new head coach of Japanese rugby following what was believed to be little greater than a formality because the board authorised his appointment.
Jones will take over the position in 2024 and will probably be confirmed in a press convention on Thursday.
He will return to the position, having beforehand led the nation to a historic win over South Africa on the 2015 World Cup in England.
It comes after native media reported that Jones was profitable earlier within the week.
While anticipated, the news leaves a nasty style within the mouth of Australian rugby followers and official after Jones repeatedly denied any hyperlinks with a return to Japanese rugby after the news broke of his first assembly for the job emerged throughout the World Cup.
Despite the denials from Jones, Japanese media have lengthy had the 63-year-old because the main candidate to take over from ex-Japanese coach Jamie Joseph.
The SMH reported in September, whereas Jones was nonetheless the Wallabies coach, {that a} second interview had been organised, which Jones had denied.
Incredibly, at the same time as Jones resigned from the job, he continued to assert the reporting was “false”.
“There’s no named source for these stories, so there’s no credibility about the story to start with,” Jones advised SMH columnist Peter FitzSimons.
“Secondly, the president of Japan Rugby happens to be a very close associate of mine. Every time I go to Japan, I have coffee with him. We talk about rugby.
“Have I met Japanese representative? Yes. But I have done that for 30 years.”
However, the proof seems to be within the pudding as Jones returns to position, in a deal that might have matched the size remaining on his five-year Wallabies deal.
The position Jones performed in steering Japan to the gorgeous 2015 victory over South Africa — in a match remembered as “Miracle of Brighton — made him the perennial favourite on the JRFU list of candidates.
But the Sydney Morning Herald reports that there has been some “misgivings” by among the members of the JRFU board about his appointment.
However, the report provides that a number of Japanese media retailers have reported {that a} “private deal” between the Japanese Rugby and Jones.
The Daily Telegraph reported that though some board members have been wavering, Jones gave a extra spectacular interview than
South African Frans Ludeke, who coached Kubota Spears to final season’s Japanese membership title and was believed to be the opposite candidate.
Jones success with Japan from 2012 to 2015 helped land him the job as coach of England, who he took to the 2019 World Cup ultimate and eventual defeat by South Africa.
Jones was fired by England final December having gained simply 5 of 13 Tests in 2022.
He was employed by Australia in January however give up in October after two wins from 9 Tests, together with a worst-ever World Cup efficiency the place the Wallabies did not make it out of the pool section.
With AFP
Source: www.news.com.au
