Eddie reveals 'mistake' that cost him England job

Former England manager Eddie Jones has expressed regret implicit fielding teams dominated by Saracens players portion they were consigned to the 2nd part Championship.

A star-studded Saracens squad formed the backbone of the England broadside that Jones guided to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final.

But the London nine was relegated from the Premiership for the 2020-21 due to the fact that of a wage headdress ungraded that Jones present says led straight to his downfall arsenic coach.

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Eddie Jones astatine Twickenham. (Getty)

The Australian was sacked by the RFU earlier this month aft a dismal 2022 campaign.

"We ever marque mistakes. If contiguous I could spell backmost successful time, possibly I would alteration immoderate of my enactment criteria," Jones told French work Midi Olympique.

"2021 was a precise atrocious twelvemonth for us. Saracens had conscionable been demoted to the 2nd division. As you astir apt know, the England XV was past chiefly formed by players from the Sarries.

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Owen Farrell and Eddie Jones. (Getty)

"The occupation is that their level had dropped considerably successful the 2nd part and that the performances of our nationalist squad instantly suffered from it.

"So I should person changed my tune that year.

"And I regret it, this is the mistake I made."

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Jones remains successful request and has been linked with a instrumentality to Australia - some successful rugby and NRL - arsenic good arsenic jobs successful the United States and Japan.

"Right now, everything is an option," Jones said.

"Next month, I volition decide."

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