Sacked:Eddie Jones,who became England’s head coach in 2015,had a contract until the end of next year’s World Cup in France.Credit:AP
“Following a review of the Autumn Nations Series,Eddie Jones has been dismissed from the position of England Head Coach,” the RFU said in a statement.
“The RFU will now conclude the long-term work it has been undertaking on coach succession planning with changes set to be announced in the near future. In the interim,Richard Cockerill will take over the day to day running of the men’s performance team.”
England won only five of their 12 games in 2022 after a second-successive Six Nations where they lost three of their five games.
Yet Jones,62,who led Australia to the 2003 World Cup final and Japan to their shock victory over South Africa in 2015,continued to insist they were on the right track for next year’s global tournament,his number one,and seemingly only,priority.
England’s 27-13 loss to South Africa ended with the team being booed off the pitch at Twickenham.Credit:Getty Images
Jones,who took over after England’s group-stage exit from the 2015 tournament they hosted,had a contract until the end of next year’s World Cup in France.
Despite the continuing struggles on the pitch,the Australian insisted that once he got his squad together for a three-month training camp next summer,then they would reveal a whole new attacking structure and emerge as serious contenders to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a second time.