4 years, 2 months ago

Eddie Jones demands that England become 'an impossible side to play against' in the Six Nations

Eddie Jones vowed to make playing against England a mission impossible after galvanising his Six Nations squad with turbo-charged uncapped backs Paolo Odogwu and Harry Randall. Eddie Jones said he wants England to be 'a team that the other teams can’t compete against' Jones has added backs Paolo Odogwu and Harry Randall to his Six Nations squad Late last year, England won the Six Nations title and the Autumn Nations Cup with a high-intensity, high-pressure, high-kicking approach and Jones delivered a mission statement on Friday which suggested that there could be a similar strategy ahead. His running and initiative in attack is the thing that’s caught the eye.’ Randall also qualifies for Wales and was thought to be on Wayne Pivac’s radar, but Jones added: ‘There are a lot of guys out there who have options to play for a number of countries but we want players who want to play for England. Tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler won’t be considered until his ban comes to an end on February 9 ‘I was lucky enough to be coached by Bob Dwyer and one of the things he always taught me about selection is to look for those players that can be world-class at something — and he can be world-class in terms of line-breaking.’ Pre-eminent tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler won’t be considered until his current ban comes to an end on February 9, while England will also be without their leading loosehead as Mako Vunipola is recovering from injury.

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4 months ago

Jamie George warns England to prepare for unexpected from Eddie Jones

The Independent

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4 months ago

Complex legacy of Eddie Jones era adds intrigue to England’s must-win clash with Japan

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2 years, 1 month ago

Steve Borthwick was right – England weren’t good at anything, admits Eddie Jones

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

'I'm ready to get revenge on England!': Jones sets sights on knocking former side out of World Cup

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones has his sights set on ‘retribution’ — as he is already looking ahead to the prospect of his Australia side knocking England out of this year’s World Cup. England could face Australia at the Rugby World Cup, in what would be a reunion for Jones ‘If we happen to meet England on the way, well and good. You …

2 years, 3 months ago

Eddie Jones to learn England fate next week after RFU review

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2 years, 4 months ago

England vs New Zealand talking points: Can Eddie Jones’ side topple the All Blacks?

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2 years, 4 months ago

England 52-13 Japan: Eddie Jones' side ease to victory scoring seven tries along the way

Daily Mail

Owen Farrell paraded around the pitch with a giant samurai sword after the final whistle. Freddie Steward was England's most influential player and scored the first try of the game Marcus Smith and Guy Porter both crossed the line for Eddie Jones' side Owen Farrell was presented with a samurai sword by Japan and it was symbolic of England's performance …

2 years, 4 months ago

Owen Farrell says England must be fearless as Eddie Jones prioritises pace in reshuffled team

The Telegraph

Upon seeing the injury May suffered against London Irish, Jones initially expected the 32-year-old to be in a race against time for the Six Nations. “Our performance wasn’t good enough last week, and if we play well enough this week there won’t be any Mexican waves.” Tuilagi’s condition has been monitored all week and Jones revealed it was a relatively …

2 years, 4 months ago

Eddie Jones admits his World Cup focus was responsible for Argentina loss

The Telegraph

Eddie Jones has accepted full responsibility for England’s 30-29 loss to Argentina, admitting a long-term focus on next year’s World Cup may have hurt his team. “When I reflect on the game, we’d been looking at a number of long-term strategies that we’re trying to employ to get ourselves set for the World Cup. That’s entirely my fault.” Even so, …

2 years, 4 months ago

Eddie Jones claims England 'dominated' but were undone by 'elementary mistakes'

The Telegraph

England’s autumn campaign got off to the worst possible start as Eddie Jones’ side suffered a demoralising loss to Argentina at Twickenham. England take on Japan next week but then face tough assignments against New Zealand and South Africa as the clock ticks towards next year’s World Cup. Although Jones declared that his side “dominated the game” for large periods, …

3 years ago

Eddie Jones: RFU ‘fully supports’ head coach despite England’s underwhelming Six Nations

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3 years ago

Six Nations: Eddie Jones eyes England’s ‘golden opportunity’ to begin World Cup preparations in France

The Independent

3 years ago

Six Nations: England will 'go after Ireland', vows Eddie Jones

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones claimed that even a local barista had written off England, before declaring his team will subject 'red-hot favourites' Ireland to a furious onslaught at Twickenham on Saturday. Eddie Jones says that Ireland are 'red-hot favourites' to beat England on Saturday 'We have one intention and that's to go after Ireland,' said Jones. Andy Farrell's Ireland team have been …

3 years ago

England’s playmaking axis must find another gear against Ireland and France to win Six Nations

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3 years, 1 month ago

Eddie Jones details what he wants from his ‘new England’ against Italy in Rome

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3 years, 1 month ago

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Eddie Jones must be held to account after Six Nations defeat to Scotland

Daily Mail

Let me paint a hypothetical scenario for you. Marcus Smith was inexplicably taken off after 62 minutes at Murrayfield with England winning There is nobody at Twickenham to hold Eddie Jones to account, says Sir Clive Woodward Can you imagine what the Monday morning debrief would be like down at their training centre? When he made a mess of the …

3 years, 1 month ago

Eddie Jones takes blame for tactical error in Scotland Six Nations loss

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4 years ago

Six Nations: Eddie Jones’ England to be given ‘brutally honest’ performance review, RFU says

The Independent

4 years ago

Six Nations 2021: Eddie Jones insists England ‘still know where we are going’ despite Ireland loss

The Independent

4 years ago

Six Nations: Victory over France gives England head start in race for Rugby World Cup, says Eddie Jones

The Independent

4 years ago

Six Nations: England's Eddie Jones approached by 'three or four players' about their indiscipline

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones has revealed he received a number of calls last week from England players eager to address the indiscipline that has ruined their Guinness Six Nations title defence. Following the 40-24 mauling by Wales, the squad left camp for a scheduled break week but the shortcoming of England's Championship-high penalty count compelled some to ring Jones. Eddie Jones said …

4 years ago

England coach Eddie Jones admits he made a 'mistake' in World Cup final defeat to South Africa

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones admits he made a 'mistake in retrospect' in his team selection for England's loss to South Africa in the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Eddie Jones admits he made a mistake in his team selection for the 2019 World Cup final South Africa were crowned world champions after a 32-12 win against England in Japan 'The …

4 years, 1 month ago

Eddie Jones vows England’s faltering leaders will return to their best

The Independent

4 years, 1 month ago

England vs Italy player ratings: Eddie Jones’ side recover with commanding Six Nations victory

The Independent

4 years, 1 month ago

England will hope to avoid another dramatic scare in Six Nations opener

Daily Mail

When England and Scotland lock horns on Saturday on the opening weekend of the Six Nations, both sides will hope to avoid a repeat of their pulsating encounter in 2019. Eddie Jones’s men surged into a 31-0 first-half lead, only for the Scots to stage an astonishing fightback to lead 38-31, before George Ford’s 82nd-minute try and conversion snatched a …

4 years, 1 month ago

Eddie Jones insists England are up for the fight in Six Nations opener against Scotland

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones says England will be ready for any 'niggle' in Saturday's Six Nations opener against Scotland. Last year, one of Jones' support staff was struck by a bottle outside the stadium and in 2018 the game was overshadowed by a bust-up in the tunnel. Eddie Jones says England will be ready for any 'niggle' in Six Nations opener against …

4 years, 1 month ago

England ready to do whatever it takes to win in Six Nations, Eddie Jones insists

The Independent

4 years, 2 months ago

Harry Randall too appetising a talent for Eddie Jones to ignore

The Telegraph

Eddie Jones has watched impassively as his Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has raided Callum Sheedy and Johnny Williams from his long list of uncapped England squad call-ups. The England head coach may not be so relaxed should Pivac make a move for Bristol Bears scrum half Harry Randall, who was born in Slough but spent most of his childhood …

4 years, 3 months ago

Eddie Jones launches furious defence against ‘disrespectful’ critics over England’s lack of adventure

The Independent

4 years, 3 months ago

Eddie Jones lays out three-point plan to make rugby more attractive

The Independent

4 years, 3 months ago

England vs France: Eddie Jones unconcerned by absence of French players for Autumn Nations Cup final

The Independent

4 years, 4 months ago

England head coach Eddie Jones stirs it up ahead of Ireland showdown at Twickenham

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones was in vintage pre-match form on Thursday, turning the heat up on Ireland by addressing the legality of their scrum and their prospects of success at Twickenham on Saturday. England coach Eddie Jones turned up the heat on Ireland ahead of Saturday's showdown He was asked to assess Ireland’s comfortable win over Wales in Dublin last Friday night …

4 years, 4 months ago

Eddie Jones challenges Ireland to ‘deliver a dominant performance’ against England in Autumn Nations Cup

The Independent

4 years, 4 months ago

Autumn Nations Cup: Eddie Jones fears England may be undercooked for Ireland clash

The Independent

4 years, 4 months ago

England deliver on their promise not to win the Six Nations, but to let rugby put smiles on faces

The Independent

4 years, 5 months ago

Eddie Jones wary of mental strain as England squad brace for life in bio-secure bubble

The Independent

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4 years, 11 months ago

Eddie Jones: Six Nations proved to me I could still have positive effect on England players

The Telegraph

Eddie Jones had to convince himself that he still had the ear of the England players during the Six Nations Championship before agreeing a new contract extension that will keep him in charge through to the 2023 World Cup. However, Jones revealed that he wanted to use the Six Nations campaign to reassure himself that he was still “effective” as …

5 years, 1 month ago

MARTIN SAMUEL: Eddie Jones has no plan, just soundbites, as England lack France's vision

Daily Mail

The World Cup, Eddie Jones, never tired of telling us, is a four-year cycle. England's Six Nations bid got off to the worst possible start against France on Sunday Except the only team that went 22 points clear on Sunday was France — 24 ahead, actually, following captain Charles Ollivon’s second converted try on 55 minutes. This was altogether more …

5 years, 4 months ago

Eddie Jones urges his England players to seize the moment

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones has urged his players to seize the life-changing opportunity which lies in front of them at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday. Eddie Jones has urged his England players to seize a life changing opportunity on Saturday The England head coach has lead the team to the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa His intention is to ensure that …

5 years, 4 months ago

CHRIS FOY: Eddie Jones has made a powerful statement by naming unchanged XV

Daily Mail

An unchanged team is not just a sign of precious stability and physical resilience at this stage of a World Cup, it is a statement of conviction. England will field the same starting XV in the World Cup final against South Africa as they did in the semi-final against New Zealand last week. Eddie Jones has kept faith in fly-half …

5 years, 5 months ago

Eddie Jones insists England are fully prepared for Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones says England are ready for their heavyweight title fight against New Zealand, having eyed this World Cup semi-final bout for two-and-a-half years. And despite the fact that New Zealand have not lost a World Cup game since 2007, Jones believes England are ready to knock out the All Blacks. Eddie Jones is confident his England side are capable …

5 years, 5 months ago

Eddie Jones starts the mind-games ahead of Rugby World Cup semi-final clash against All Blacks

Daily Mail

England head coach Eddie Jones has accused the New Zealand media pack of being 'fans with keyboards' ahead of their World Cup semi-final with the All Blacks. Eddie Jones said the New Zealand media are 'fans with keyboards' ahead of their semi-final The comment was made after the England coach said someone was filming their training 'Mitch could have been …

5 years, 5 months ago

Jones is relishing 14-day break between matches - but will England be undercooked?

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones sees England's 14-day break between matches at the Rugby World Cup as a positive, but does his side risk being under-prepared by the time they walk out for their quarter-final clash on October 19? Eddie Jones walks in to face the media after England's match against France was called off Head coach Jones is taking England's enforced 14-day …

5 years, 5 months ago

Jonny May insists Eddie Jones can guide England to World Cup glory

Daily Mail

Jonny May insists Eddie Jones has the vision to deliver England the World Cup - while mutiny threatens to break out in the French camp. England's squad have plotted a comfortable route under the guidance of Eddie Jones Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has even released a video responding to a dismal performance against the Pacific Islanders in which he encouraged …

5 years, 5 months ago

RUGBY WORLD CUP: Eddie Jones says England's pack are ready for a forwards battle

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones has declared that England are ready to unleash a brutal onslaught in today’s clash with Argentina, which he believes will be a ‘test of manhood’. The national coach was in a bullish mood on the eve of his team’s third World Cup Pool C fixture – their first against a Tier 1 nation. England head coach Eddie Jones …

5 years, 5 months ago

Eddie Jones praises England's 'perfect' start to the World Cup

Daily Mail

England coach Eddie Jones declared himself '100 per cent' happy after his side's 45-7 victory over the USA. Eddie Jones praised his side's perfect start to the World Cup after two wins from two games George Ford scored the first of England's seven tries in their 45-7 victory over the USA Joe Cokanasiga went over twice as England continued their …

5 years, 5 months ago

England coach Eddie Jones warns back-up boys not to do their own thing against US Eagles

Daily Mail

England's players will be warned to stick to the script against the USA on Thursday and avoid using the low-risk fixture to pursue personal selection agendas ahead of bigger games to come. Eddie Jones has told England's back-up boys they cannot undermine the collective objective How England will line-up against the USA 'That's the danger for us,' said the head …

5 years, 6 months ago

Eddie Jones insists Billy Vunipola needs to play against USA to maintain his fitness

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones has defended his decision to select Billy Vunipola to face the USA - claiming the No 8 will benefit more from game-time than a week spent eating the city's famous Kobe beef. Billy Vunipola will start for England versus USA on Thursday - despite doing likewise on Sunday England head coach Eddie Jones has defended the decision to …

5 years, 6 months ago

Emotional Eddie Jones shows softer side as he leads England into Tonga Battle in World Cup opener

Daily Mail

Eddie Jones revealed a different side of his character after naming his team for England’s World Cup opener here on Sunday. ‘I could do that and I’d probably do it pretty well, but I love this — you work really hard to prepare a team and then you don’t know what is going to happen.’ Jones named a formidably powerful …

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Lions watch: Six Nations belongs to France, as England pummel Wales, Scotland falls away and Ireland don't turn up

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