Dec 11 (Sydney Morning Herald) - Forty-two days after walking away from the Wallabies, Eddie Jones has been chosen to return as head coach of Japan, according to multiple Japanese reports.
As revealed by this masthead, Jones took part in a second interview for the position with a Japanese Rugby Football Union panel in a Tokyo hotel on Thursday, as one of the final two candidates alongside South African coach Frans Ludeke.
That interview followed Jones’ first interview with the JRFU via Zoom on August 25, which was also revealed by this masthead but was denied by Jones, and has continued to be repeatedly denied since.
But after the second interview, three Japanese media outlets report Jones has beaten Ludeke to the head coach job and will return to the role he held between 2012-2015.
The appointment is not yet official, with reports saying sign-off from the JRFU board is still required at a meeting on December 13. A press conference is reportedly scheduled for the same day. The JRFU declined to comment. ...continue reading
