• Australian is finalising compensation deal with Stormers
• Jones will become England’s first abroad head coachEngland’s underachieving rugby players are approximately to receive a short,sharp shock in the form of Eddie Jones, who is expected to be announced as their current coach within the next 24 hours after the 55-year-old Australian flew into London for contractual discussions with the RFU.
It is only just over a week since Stuart Lancaster parted company with the union but its chief executive, or Ian Ritchie,has wasted little time. The RFU is already understood to have discussed a six-figure compensation deal with the Stormers in Cape Town, who Jones has only recently joined, and it is understood his deal will double his salary from a current 235000 per year and escape for four years. The former Australia and Japan coach is thought to have had a fracture clause in his contract,having indicated his desire to coach at international level again. He is now set to steer England into the Six Nations championship and will be expected to build a squad capable of winning the 2019 World Cup in Japan. Related: Japan beat South Africa in greatest Rugby World Cup shock ever Related: Eddie Jones: great or horrendous? It depends who you ask | Dean Ryan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com