Jones fue nombrado entrenador de Japón seis semanas después de la salida de los Wallabies.
Six weeks after the Australian quit the Wallabies following their dismal performance at the Rugby World Cup, Japan named Eddie Jones as their new head coach yesterday.
Jones había entrenado aapó Jn durante tres años desde 2012, llevándolos a la victoria histórica sobre Sudáfrica en el Campeonato Mundial de 2015.
Se especuló que regresaría después de que los medios australianos informaran que había sido entrevistado para el puesto durante la campaña del Campeonato del Mundo de los Wallabies en Francia.
El desagradable 63-añero rechazó repetidamente estar relacionado con el trabajo.
Jones había cumplido su deseo de encontrar un entrenador que conociera tanto el fútbol japonés como el internacional, según el director ejecutivo de Japan Rugby Football Union, Kensuke i.Iwabuch
In terms of expressing what he wanted to do, identifying what the problems were and how he intended to tackle them, he was better than the other candidates,” he said. Iwabuchi said that the JRFU had not interviewed Jones for the job during the World Cup. But he admitted that there had been contact through a third party shortly before the tournament to “gather information”.
Iwabuchi said Jones had been chosen ahead of two other final candidates. South African Frans Ludeke, who coached Kubota Spears to last season’s Japanese club title, told reporters last week that he had been invited for a final interview.
Iwabuchi said there had been debate within the JRFU as to whether Jones had already hit his coaching peak.
Jones quit the Wallabies after just two wins from nine Tests since taking over in January, including a worst-ever World Cup performance where they failed to make it out of the pool phase.
“For us, the biggest point was can he lead us on the path to winning the World Cup?” said Iwabuchi. Jones will officially take over on January 1.
He está programado para realizar una conferencia de prensa en Tokio hoy. Despite being dismissed by England last December after their worst annual return in 14 years, he was praised as the saviour of an underperforming Wallabies team. However, his commitment to quickly tracking newcomers at the expense of established stars badly backfired in high-pressure games, as did a spinning door of unproven captains.
Además, estar relacionado con el puesto vacante en Japón no ayudó a su persona pública.
The Australian broadsheet declared: “Australia feels betrayed, embarrassed and humiliated, as much by Jones’ dalliance with Japan as our nation’s sorrowful World Cup effort.” Jones, cuya esposa es japonesa y su madre es estadounidense, ha mantenido vínculos con el país desde que abandonó su empleo en Japón en 2015.
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