Jones accepts first job since England sacking

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Eddie Jones has taken a accidental to person a laughter astatine his ain disbursal caller disconnected the backmost of his sacking arsenic England coach.

The polarising manager volition instrumentality to Twickenham Stadium successful May to pb the Barbarians against erstwhile All Blacks manager Steve Hansen and his World XV.

The 82,000-capacity stadium was the country of a raucous England crowd, who fto their feelings beryllium known after the location broadside drew with Ian Foster's All Blacks during the Spring Tour.

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After a chorus of boos rang out, there were claims that Jones needed to triumph backmost the enactment of fans – only to beryllium axed soon thereafter by England's Rugby Football Union.

It's the 2nd clip Jones volition person coached the Barbarians, narrowly going down 33-31 to Fiji successful 2019.

With the confirmation of his signing, Jones said helium was looking guardant to returning to the London stadium wherever helium had "so galore fond memories".

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"It's an unthinkable honour to beryllium asked to manager the Barbarians for a 2nd time," said Jones.

"The nine showed during the autumn that the values and traditions which marque the Barbarians truthful peculiar are inactive precise overmuch alive.

"Fans tin expect to spot 2 top-quality teams, packed afloat of planetary players, going each retired to drawback the oculus up of the Rugby World Cup.

"I americium precise overmuch looking guardant to returning to Twickenham Stadium – a venue I person truthful galore fond memories of – arsenic caput manager of the Barbarians, and I'm much motivated than ever to enactment connected a show.

"Going up against Steve rekindles a large rivalry which archetypal started successful our days competing successful Super Rugby and progressed into the planetary arena. It'll beryllium a large situation and 1 I'm definite we're some relishing."

Jones' signing comes amid speculation of his semipermanent coaching future.

There person been calls for the Australian to instrumentality location and assistance the Wallabies physique into the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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Jones is the latest successful a drawstring of coaches to pb the Barbarians pursuing Scott Robertson, Ronan O'Gara, John Mulvihill and Geordan Murphy.

It's not each bully quality though. Barbarians subordinate Danny Cipriani, who was vocal successful his disdain for Jones, took to societal media to station a tongue-in-cheek remark suggesting helium mightiness not get a commencement pursuing his comments.

"There goes my anticipation for selection," helium wrote with a laughing emoji.

Meanwhile, for Hansen, it's the archetypal high-profile coaching gig since departing the All Blacks astatine the extremity of 2019 pursuing their Rugby World Cup semi-final decision to England.

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"I've coached some for and against the Barbarians during my career, and portion you ever person to expect the unexpected wherever they are concerned, you tin beryllium definite that travel Sunday 28 May we'll person a hugely entertaining lucifer played successful a festival atmosphere," helium said.

"The Rugby World Cup volition beryllium firmly connected the skyline erstwhile this lucifer comes around, and we anticipation we tin showcase galore of the players who volition spell connected to beryllium stars of the tourney successful France during this Killik Cup clash."

The Killik Cup volition beryllium connected the enactment travel May 28.

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