Eddie Jones set to quit Wallabies after World Cup fallout – report

Eddie Jones’ time with the Wallabies is set to come to an abrupt end, according to a report out of Australia. It’s believed that Jones will “quit the Wallabies” after their disastrous Rugby World Cup campaign.

According to News Corp Australia, Wallabies staff members have reportedly been let go by RA in the wake of Australia’s first-ever pool stage exit at a Rugby World Cup, including team manager Chris Webb.

While some of these staff members were only contracted through to the World Cup, they’d been brought in by coach Jones – leading the Daily Mail to suggest that “the tide is turning” against the veteran coach.

Jones has some get-out clauses in his lucrative $4.5 million deal that will allow him to bid Australian rugby farewell. Jones can walk if Rugby Australia fails to introduce a centralised model or guarantee private investment.

As reported, both of these objectives have not been met.

In the lead-up to the Wallabies’ decisive clash with Wales in Lyon at the Rugby World Cup, The Sydney Morning Herald revealed that Jones had reportedly interviewed for a head coaching role with Japan.

Jones has denied these rumours time and time again. As recently as last week, the 63-year-old has insisted that he’s committed to Australian rugby.

“I loved seeing some of the young players maturing during the World Cup, and some have struggled, and that is part of it,” Jones told reporters in Australia.

“They have enough to really go forward and be very good players for Australia.

“We throw in a few other players from around the place and we have a nucleus of a really good team.”