It's fair to say that a good portion of rugby fans throughout the world are enjoying watching the struggles Eddie Jones is currently going through with Australia.
The 63-year old managed to get on the wrong side of just about every supporter base in the world during his spell with England, with his many comments about Ireland going down particularly badly. In fact, even the England fans had turned against him by the end of his tenure.
The move to appoint him as Australia coach earlier this year seemed like a questionable one at the time. In hindsight, it looks like an absolute disaster.
Their hammering at the hands of Wales last night ensured that the Wallabies would exit the Rugby World Cup at the pool stage for the first time in their history, having also lost to Fiji.
The result means that Eddie Jones is looking increasingly likely to leave his role as head coach, despite only taken charge of his first match earlier this summer.
Eddie Jones furious about questions over job interview
Eddie Jones was surprisingly magnanimous during his post-match interview last night, congratulating Wales and admitting that his own team had been nowhere near good enough.
However, he was in a far more prickly mood during his press conference later in the night.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday morning that Jones had interviewed for a role with Japan a couple of weeks before the World Cup, resulting in some serious doubts about his commitment to the Australian cause.
He was questioned about these reports during his press conference. It's fair to say that they didn't go down well.
"I really take umbrage at the questioning" 😬
Eddie Jones denies he had an interview for the Japan head coach job two weeks before the start of the Rugby World Cup 🇦🇺 🏉 pic.twitter.com/4E8GuOXtPy— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) September 25, 2023
Reporter 1: Did you do a job interview with Japanese Rugby a couple of weeks before the World Cup? If so, what was the thinking?
Jones: I don't know what you're talking about, mate...
Reporter 2: Eddie, do you have a second job interview lined up with the JRFU?
Jones: I said I don't know what you're talking about, mate.
Reporter 2: Can you give Wallabies fans your 100 per cent commitment that you will not be coach of Japan next year?
Jones: I'm committed to coach Australia/
Reporter 2: Next year?
Jones: I'm committed to coach Australia. That's all...
I really take umbrage with the questioning, that people are questioning my commitment to coaching Australia. I really take umbrage with it.
I've been working non-stop since I came in. I apologise for the results, I keep saying that, but to doubt my commitment to the job I think is a bit red hot.
We're not going to deal with those questions any further. I'm happy to talk about Wales, I'm happy to talk about Portugal, but if you keep going down those lines I'm going to excuse myself. Do you want to decide what you're going to do?
While it remains unclear if Eddie Jones will take a job with a Japan in the coming months, it looks quite likely that he won't be coaching Australia in 2024 in any case.
His second stint in charge of the nation has been nothing short of an absolute disaster.
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