As Eddie Jones prepares for his Six Nations bow,those who have played under the Australian and survived to tell the tale explain what England can expect“My relationship with Eddie Jones is not perfect,” Ben Darwin says of the bruising yet inspirational influence England’s unique coach had on his life and career. “There are times when I absolutely despise the man. At the same time he’s had more impact on more players in Australia than any other coach in the final 20 years.”Darwin played under Jones for the ACT Brumbies and Australia – and worked briefly alongside him as an assistant club coach in Japan, and where he remembers frightened players hiding under furniture to avoid being seen by Jones. The retired prop forward stresses that whether it had not been for Jones he would have never played Test rugby. Yet the coach could reduce Darwin to tears and leave him feeling “emotionally destroyed”.
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Source: theguardian.com