'The country sinks': Eddie's epic NZ-baiting presser

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In his archetypal Bledisloe Cup since 2005, Eddie Jones wasn't going to fto this aureate accidental slip.

On the ropes with a 0-2 commencement to his 2nd coming arsenic Wallabies coach, the pugnacious former hooker reacted the lone mode helium knows how: by coming retired swinging.

Swinging astatine the All Blacks, swinging astatine New Zealand journalists and adjacent the Kiwi system which Jones reckons helium tin stone with an all-time upset successful beforehand of 85,000 astatine the MCG connected Saturday.

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Eddie Jones works the room. (Stan)

"Can we enactment the Kiwis nether unit connected Saturday? Yes. And a batch of pressure," Jones said after making 7 changes successful a bold squad enactment connected Thursday.

"And possibly they're going to get a spot of a surprise."

In a vintage property conference, Jones past narrowed his absorption connected the New Zealand newsman who had asked him the question.

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"You tin spot the mode you're sitting here. You think, what is this bloke talking about? How tin that Australian squad instrumentality connected New Zealand? You know, we've been fantastic the archetypal 2 games. And you person been, mate," Jones said.

"So you've been truly fantastic. So you haven't changed, you're inactive fans with keyboards. Right? So nothing's changed."

The 63-year-old Jones has coached against the All Blacks 14 times with a instrumentality of six wins, 7 losses and a draw.

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His grounds with the Wallabies is 5-6, down Rod Macqueen's singular 5-2 instrumentality portion Bob Dwyer won conscionable 7 of his 21 Tests against the All Blacks.

"There's thing amended than Australian rugby taking connected New Zealand rugby, you know, due to the fact that the New Zealanders each deliberation they're amended than us," Jones said.

"You know, they ever have... there's not excessively galore radical extracurricular our radical that thinks we tin triumph the game. But there'll beryllium 85,000 radical that mightiness beryllium successful for a shock."

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Notably, Jones knocked New Zealand retired of 2 Rugby World Cups astatine the semi-final signifier - with Australia successful 2003 and England successful 2019.

"There's thing amended than winning against New Zealand due to the fact that you consciousness the state sinking, right? It's not conscionable rugby sinks, the state sinks.

"You know, the full system goes down. They're like, the premier minster is determination with his fingers crossed, hoping the All Blacks win. Because helium knows the economy's going to driblet if they lose. And truthful we tin person that effect.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looks connected during a Bledisloe Cup lucifer astatine Sky Stadium successful Wellington. (Getty)

"And astatine the aforesaid time, then, the Australian kids privation to play rugby again. Because astatine the moment, excessively galore of them privation to play AFL.

"I was going past a schoolhouse the different day, and they were playing AFL and basketball, right? So we privation kids to play rugby due to the fact that it's the top crippled of all. So we've got a spot of a occupation present to do.

"You know, possibly enactment the New Zealand premier curate connected telephone that the economy's going to suffer.

Jones hurls headset successful disgust

"And astatine the aforesaid clip rise our stakes here."

Informed by a Kiwi journo that the NZ system was already "pretty bad", Jones took different swing.

"Oh, well, we could assistance a spot more, mate. Might assistance the economical equilibrium of the world. I'm definite there's radical with much brains than maine that enactment that out."

WALLABIES (15-1): Andrew Kellaway, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Jordan Petaia, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete, Carter Gordon, Tate McDermott, Rob Valetini, Tom Hooper, Jed Holloway, Will Skelton, Nick Frost, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Dave Porecki, Angus Bell

Reserves: Jordan Uelese, James Slipper, Taniela Tupou, Richie Arnold, Rob Leota, Nic White, Quade Cooper, Izaia Perese

ALL BLACKS (15-1): Beauden Barrett, Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Mark Telea, Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea (c), Dalton Papali'i, Shannon Frizell, Scott Barrett, Brodie Retallick, Tyrel Lomax, Codie Taylor, Ethan de Groot

Reserves: Samisoni Taukei'aho, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Nepo Laulala, Sam Whitelock, Luke Jacobson, Cam Roigard, Anton Lienert-Brown, Caleb Clarke

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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