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Australian Eddie Jones has coached England to a fourth straight success with a 25-21 win over Wales at Twickenham. Now, there’s only France at the Stade de France next week that stands between England and being crowned Six Nations champions.
So far the much-maligned England. After their Rugby World Cup capitulation, England have beaten Scotland 15-9 at Murrayfield, thumped Italy 40-9 at Stadio Olympica, and beaten Ireland 21-10 at the home of rugby.
No wonder Eddie Jones is the toast of Twickenham – the glory days are back.
But let’s wait for June and the three Test series against the Wallabies – the head-to-head coaching duel between Eddie Jones and Michael Cheika.
A mouth-watering proposition.
Both are dyed-in-the-wool Randwick players of the past who have also coached the Galloping Greens to Shute Shield premierships.
But neither won Wallaby selection when both were good enough for the honour, although Cheika did win Australian under-21 selection in 1988.
Jones was the Randwick first grade and NSW hooker, but Randwick’s second grade rake Phil Kearns was hauled into the Wallaby side for the 1989 Bledisloe Cup clash at Eden Park.
The then Wallaby coach Bobby Dwyer, also a dyed-n-the-wool Randwick man, took a triple punt on Kearns, Tony Daly, and Tim Horan that day to make their international debuts.
The Wallabies lost 24-12, but Kearns went on to win 67 caps, Daly 41, and Horan 80, with Kearns and Horan captaining their country.
Eddie Jones missed the international player’s boat altogether, but he has sure made up for lost causes from the coaches box which reads like a travel guide.
Randwick – 1994 to the Shute Shield premiership.
Tokyo Uni – 1995-1996.
Japan (assistant) – 1996.
Suntory Sungoliath 1997.
Brumbies – 1998-2001 won Super Rugby 2001.
Wallabies – 2001-2005 won Bledisloe 2001-2002, Tri-Nations 2001.
Saracens (consultant) – 2006.
Springboks (assistant to Jake White) – 2007 won Rugby World Cup.
Saracens – 2007-2009.
Suntory Sungoliath – 2009-2012.
Japan -2012-2015 beating the Boks 34-32 in the biggest Rugby World Cup upset in history.
And now England.
That’s a mighty impressive coaching CV, but then so has Cheika.
Petrarca Padova (Italy) – 1999-2000,
Randwick – 2001-2005, Shute Shield premiers 2004.
Leinster – 2005-2010, Heineken Cup champions 2009.
Stade Francais – 2010-2012.
Waratahs – 2013-2015, Super Rugby champions 2014.
Wallabies – 2014-current, final of Rugby World Cup 2015.
Bring on June and the Wallabies.