Jones to be axed as England coach within hours

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The 7 twelvemonth reign of Eddie Jones arsenic England manager volition travel to an extremity arsenic soon arsenic Monday night, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Just 9 months retired from the Rugby World Cup, the Herald reports 1 of the astir palmy coaches successful England past volition extremity his tenure wrong hours.

His assistant, Steve Borthwick, is expected to instrumentality over.

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Jones has been nether utmost unit to support his job aft his brag declared helium was "really disappointed" with the results successful the Autumn Nations Series.

Jones apologised to fans aft his squad was bullied by the Springboks successful a repeat of the 2019 Rugby World Cup final.

South Africa defeated England astatine their Twickenham fortress for the archetypal clip successful 8 years successful a 27-13 connection by the satellite champions past month.

England finished the twelvemonth with 5 wins, six losses and a gully - its worst statistical grounds successful 14 years.

The level Springboks decision followed a gully with New Zealand, decision to Argentina and a triumph implicit Japan.

"We would similar to convey England fans for their patience and support, it matters to america however they feel," Bill Sweeney, the CEO of the Rugby Football Union, said successful a connection aft the Springboks loss.

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"Like them we are truly disappointed with the results. Despite beardown idiosyncratic performances and immoderate large caller endowment coming into the team, the wide results are not wherever we expect them to be."

The RFU said its reappraisal panel, which includes committee and enforcement members on with autarkic erstwhile players and coaches, would clasp a bid of meetings successful the adjacent 2 weeks to sermon the Autumn Nations run and however improvements could beryllium made up of the Six Nations.

Australian manager Jones is contracted done to the 2023 World Cup and has been linked with a determination to the United States to pb their nationalist squad aft that.

But World Cup winning manager Jake White wrote "my gut feeling is helium is successful trouble" successful a file for RugbyPass.

"The 1 country Eddie has regressed in, and I've said it previously, is his inability to clasp staff, and according to reports, much cardinal unit look to beryllium wavering," White wrote.

"He seems to beryllium making the aforesaid mistakes wherever he's gone. It points to indecision oregon possibly an inflexibility.

Also, having had 180 players successful campy implicit the past 7 years tin beryllium seen arsenic a strength, but tin besides beryllium construed that you haven't made up your caput what your champion squad is. Time is moving retired connected that front."

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