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Eddie Jones. Why does the media listen to this guy or seek his opinion? When was the last time he did anything of significance, other than to go to South Africa and rat out his own country, with insider information on players’ weaknesses?
Let’s look at his achievements.
Okay, so he coached the Brumbies to a Super 12 title in 2001, but then what?
Well, of course, he went on to coach the Wallabies to the final of the 2003 World Cup with the team misfiring and spluttering all the way, with players past their prime.
After that, in 2005, the Wallabies lost seven on the trot and he was shown the door.
As the Wallabies coach, he had overseen the Wallabies to their lowest ever win-loss ratio. I am not sure if this ratio has been surpassed now by Deans or not, but that is another story.
After being booted from the Wallabies, Jones moved on to the Reds with a three-year deal.
So how did he go there?
The Reds finished at the absolute bottom of the Super 14 table.
Nice one Eddie. Needless to say, his contract was not renewed.
Last weekend, I read with amusement that in Eddie’s opinion the Reds had no chance against the Stormers.
“The Stormers will outscrum the Reds…” as although “…the Reds forwards work hard to compete, they’re not great scrummers”.
Wrong, dead wrong.
How many more times must his negative and unsupportive comments make the media?
I, for one, am tired of hearing anything which comes from his mouth.
Am I missing something about this guy? Can anyone else enlighten me to his brilliance?
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