Eddie's Wallabies admission after 'bizarre' ending

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Eddie Jones has admitted helium was "too hard" connected the Wallabies players during the commencement of his tenure with Australia successful the aboriginal 2000s.

But the legendary rugby manager has denied claims that his tough taskmaster reputation was the crushed for his demise arsenic England brag this month.

Jones was sacked arsenic England manager up of adjacent year's Rugby World Cup and former adjunct Steve Borthwick has present been confirmed arsenic his replacement.

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The 62-year-old is present successful blistery request arsenic helium plots his adjacent determination - beyond coaching the Barbarians against a World XV astatine Twickenham.

Jones reflected connected his improvement successful an interrogation with French work Midi Olimpique.

"I was surely excessively hard connected the players 20 years ago, erstwhile I started with the Wallabies," helium told the French newspaper.

"But I person evolved a batch successful my absorption implicit the years. I adjacent deliberation that I person been excessively bully to the players successful caller years."

Jones besides expanded on the inheritance to his last days arsenic England coach, pursuing a dismal 2022 play that included 5 wins, six losses and a draw.

"I had a gathering with the elder directors of the RFU," Jones said.

"I felt, that day, that the ambiance was bizarre. They were not similar they usually are with me. After that, the British media became much and much critical.

"I understood past that the extremity was nigh."

Rugby Football Union main enforcement Bill Sweeney besides spoke to reporters aft Borthwick was confirmed arsenic Jones' replacement.

Sweeney denied determination was a breakdown successful the narration with Jones and said helium would beryllium "amazed" if Jones was not with a squad astatine the 2023 World Cup.

"We weren't convinced it was going to get better," Sweeney said of the Jones era.

"I don't deliberation you tin person an obsession with a World Cup erstwhile each 4 years and constitute everything other disconnected for that goal.

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"We privation to triumph each Six Nations and we should privation to triumph each Six Nations game.

"Most conversations with Eddie thin to revolve astir World Cups, whether that is due to the fact that of his erstwhile experiences there, oregon due to the fact that he's ne'er won one.

"You've got to beryllium competitory successful the Six Nations, not conscionable each 4 years."

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